Tell PG: You missed NorthernLight in 'Sanpshot: Viaweb..' article

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http://www.paulgraham.com/vw.html

I think you missed the good ol' NorthernLight in the list of search engines in there. Can't recollect any others.

Spot on: the term SEO was not coined, or at the least, not in any noticeable use back then in '98. :)

Clickable: :) http://www.paulgraham.com/vw.html

He wrote "7 that matter".

Oh, you better be sure - it (NorthernLight) did use to matter alright. Used to be mentioned in almost every print article related to the Internet/search. :)

Was not at all on my radar as IBM’s CTO in the 1990s. Perhaps it catered to a more specialized audience.

Here goes nothing :) :

The Northern Light - 1995/1996

Northern Light was to the search engine world what Apple was to the computer world. Shortly after its launch, Northern light like Apple, developed a fanatical following, but held a relatively small market share compared to the likes of Lycos and AltaVista.

From: http://www.salientmarketing.com/seo-resources/search-engine-...

Also: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2067807/Northern-Light-...

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