Server.com
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| Type of business | Corporation |
|---|---|
Type of site | SaaS |
| Dissolved | 2007 |
| Successor(s) | YourWebApps.com |
| Headquarters | Boston, MA, USA |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Owner | Server Corporation |
| Founder(s) | Sean Brunnock |
| URL | server |
| Advertising | Yes |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | September 1996 |
| Current status | Defunct |
| Written in | Perl |
Server.com was a pioneering SaaS provider that offered a variety of services from 1996 until 2007. net magazine named Server.com as one of the 100 most influential websites of all time.[1]
Server.com launched in 1996[2] offering the first online personal information manager.[3]
In 1997, they rolled out the first threaded message board service; the first web managed mailing list manager; one of the first online calendar services; and one of the first online form builders.[4] It was selected as an Incredibly Useful Site by Yahoo! Internet Life magazine.[5]
In 2000, Server.com partnered with NBCi and became server.snap.com until 2001.[6]
In 2001, Server.com was serving 100 million monthly pageviews. Media Life declared it one of the 20 biggest ad domains on the Web.[7]
In 2002, Server.com developed one of the first web-based RSS aggregators.[8]
In 2007, all services were moved to YourWebApps.com.[9]
The Server.com domain was sold in 2009.[10]
References
- ^ Marshall, Gary (August 2002). "100 Sites That Changed the Web". No. 100. .net.
- ^ "Server.com". archive.org. The Internet Archive. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Brunnock, Sean (Oct 16, 1996). "SOFTWARE: Personal Information Manager". comp.infosystems.www.announce (Mailing list). Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "WebApps". archive.org. The Internet Archive. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Incredibly Useful Site". No. Vol 3. #5. ZDNet. May 1997. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
{{cite news}}:|issue=has extra text (help) - ^ "server.snap.com". archive.org. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Beard, Marty (24 September 2001). "Server.com's rise as an ad domain". Media Life. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Biersdorfer, J.d. (31 March 2005). "Monitor Web Sites Without Visiting". New York Times. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "YourWebApps.com". archive.org. The Internet Archive. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Server.com Sold For A Solid $770,000". TechCrunch. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
External links
- Server.com offering six ASP services, Network World
- Server.Com - WebApps For All Occasions, About.com
Category:Web applications Category:Internet forum hosting Category:Mailing list software Category:Calendaring software Category:News aggregators Category:Internet_properties_established_in_1996 Category:Internet properties disestablished in 2007