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Server.com
Server.com logo
Website type
SaaS
Dissolved2007
SuccessorYourWebApps.com
HeadquartersBoston, MA, USA
FounderSean Brunnock
Websiteserver.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 1999-04-27)
LaunchedSeptember 1996
Current statusDefunct
Written inPerl

Server.com was a pioneering software as a service (SaaS) website. They provided a suite of services from 1996 until 2007.[1] It was the first SaaS site to offer a variety of services and the first to use the term WebApp to describe its services.[2] It was selected as an Incredibly Useful Site by Yahoo! Internet Life magazine.[3] net magazine listed Server.com among the 100 most influential websites of all time.[4]

Server.com launched in 1996[5] offering the first online personal information manager.[6]

In 1997, they rolled out the first threaded message board service; the first web based mailing list manager; one of the first online calendar services; and one of the first online form builders.[7]

In 2000, Server.com partnered with NBCi and became server.snap.com until 2001.[8]

In 2001, Server.com was serving 100 million monthly pageviews. Media Life declared it one of the 20 biggest ad domains on the Web.[9]

In 2002, Server.com developed one of the first web-based RSS aggregators.[10][11]

In 2007, all services were moved to YourWebApps.com.[12]

The domain name Server.com was sold in 2009 for $770,000.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Gibbs, Mark (21 September 2005). "Server.com offering six ASP services for newsletter management". Network World. USA: IDG. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Roeder, Linda. "Server.Com - WebApps For All Occasions". about.com. New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 November 2005.
  3. ↑ "Incredibly Useful Site". Vol. 3, no. 5. ZDNet. May 1997. Archived from the original on 29 April 1999. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Marshall, Gary (August 2002). "100 Sites That Changed the Web". No. 100. .net.
  5. ↑ "Server.com". server.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 1996. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Brunnock, Sean (Oct 16, 1996). "SOFTWARE: Personal Information Manager". comp.infosystems.www.announce (Mailing list). Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "WebApps". Archived from the original on 2 February 1998. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "server.snap.com". server.snap.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2000. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "NewsApp". Server.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2002. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  11. ↑ Biersdorfer, J.d. (31 March 2005). "Monitor Web Sites Without Visiting". New York Times. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "YourWebApps.com". YourWebApps.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Server.com Sold For A Solid $770,000". TechCrunch. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

External links

  • YourWebApps.com - Hosts one last forum as of April, 2026.
  • sean.brunnock.com - Founder's personal account of Server.com.
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