The following article on the history of search engines tells the story of how they came to dominate the internet, starting with yahoo. At one time, yahoo was considered the backbone of the internet itself, indeed, almost synonymous with it, in the late nineties. It was the page people most often went to find what they were looking for, but it wasn’t alone, other good search engines also peppered the landscape. Alta Vista, an even more powerful and well put together platform than yahoo (but not as popular) was also very much in the mix, as well as Lycos and AOL, but Yahoo had it all, until google came along.
As the article says, Yahoo didn’t evolve and change overtime the way newcomer google did, which is now not just a search engine anymore but a major provider of other platforms such as Android and ChromeOS (to name just two). But it shows us that search engines themselves are not latecomers to the party, they are built into the fabric and history of the internet itself; they’ve been around for a long time, and they will be around for a very long time to come. And search results for both businesses and individuals on the internet could not be more important. Indeed, they are more important now than ever, and that’s why The Online Reputation Management Way is here. We know how to navigate the often complicated landscape of search engines and make your search results shine and look amazing, by driving negative content down in the rankings, and driving positive content up. If you’re looking to better your internet reputation – you’re in the right place. Feel free to check out all our articles on Online Reputation Management and check back for important updates on where ORM will go next.