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Server.com
Server.com logo
Type of businessCorporation
Type of site
SaaS
Dissolved2007
Successor(s)YourWebApps.com
HeadquartersBoston, MA, USA
Country of originUSA
OwnerServer Corporation
Founder(s)Sean Brunnock
URLserver.com
AdvertisingYes
CommercialYes
LaunchedSeptember 1996
Current statusDefunct
Written inPerl

Server.com was a pioneering SaaS provider that offered a variety of services from 1996 until 2007. net magazine listed Server.com among 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] They were the first company to use the term "WebApps" to describe web based applications.[5] It was selected as an Incredibly Useful Site by Yahoo! Internet Life magazine. [6]

In 2000, Server.com partnered with NBCi and became server.snap.com until 2001.[7]

In 2001, Server.com was serving 100 million monthly pageviews. Media Life declared it one of the 20 biggest ad domains on the Web.[8]

In 2002, Server.com developed one of the first web-based RSS aggregators.[9][10]

In 2007, all services were moved to YourWebApps.com.[11]

The Server.com domain was sold in 2009.[12]

References

  1. ^ Marshall, Gary (August 2002). "100 Sites That Changed the Web". No. 100. .net.
  2. ^ "Server.com". server.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 1996. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ Brunnock, Sean (Oct 16, 1996). "SOFTWARE: Personal Information Manager". comp.infosystems.www.announce (Mailing list). Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ "WebApps". Archived from the original on 2 February 1998. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. ^ Roeder, Linda. "Server.Com - WebApps For All Occasions". about.com. The Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 1 November 2005.
  6. ^ "Incredibly Useful Site". No. Vol 3. #5. ZDNet. May 1997. Archived from the original on 29 April 1999. Retrieved 25 February 2022. {{cite news}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
  7. ^ "server.snap.com". server.snap.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2000. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  8. ^ Beard, Marty (24 September 2001). "Server.com's rise as an ad domain". Media Life. Archived from the original on 9 November 2001. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  9. ^ "NewsApp". Server.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2002. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  10. ^ Biersdorfer, J.d. (31 March 2005). "Monitor Web Sites Without Visiting". New York Times. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  11. ^ "YourWebApps.com". YourWebApps.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Server.com Sold For A Solid $770,000". TechCrunch. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2022.


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