Server.com explained

Server.com
Logo Alt:Server.com logo
Type:SaaS
Launch Date:September 1996
Founder:Sean Brunnock
Dissolved:2007
Successor:YourWebApps.com
Headquarters:Boston, MA, USA
Url:www.server.com
Current Status:Defunct
Programming Language:Perl

Server.com was a software as a service (SaaS) provider that offered 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Gibbs . Mark . 21 September 2005 . Server.com offering six ASP services for newsletter management . Network World . USA . IDG . 27 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Roeder . Linda . Server.Com - WebApps For All Occasions. New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20051101233121/http://personalweb.about.com/od/accessoriesforyoursite/a/serverdotcom.htm. 1 November 2005 . about.com .
  3. News: Incredibly Useful Site. https://web.archive.org/web/19990429184048/http://www.zdnet.com:80/yil/content/depts/useful/uselegacy/useful0727.html. 29 April 1999. 25 February 2022 . 3.5 . ZDNet . May 1997.
  4. News: Marshall . Gary . 100 Sites That Changed the Web . 100 . .net . August 2002.
  5. Web site: Server.com. https://web.archive.org/web/19961230134640/http://www.server.com/. 30 December 1996. server.com . 26 February 2022.
  6. SOFTWARE: Personal Information Manager . Oct 16, 1996 . 25 February 2022 . comp.infosystems.www.announce . Brunnock . Sean.
  7. Web site: WebApps . https://web.archive.org/web/19980202185710/http://www.server.com:80/WebApps/. 2 February 1998. 26 February 2022.
  8. Web site: server.snap.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20000229151746/http://server.snap.com/ . 29 February 2000. server.snap.com. 26 February 2022.
  9. News: Beard . Marty . Server.com's rise as an ad domain. https://web.archive.org/web/20011109110505/http://www.medialifemagazine.com:80/news2001/sep01/sep24/4_thurs/news5thursday.html. 9 November 2001. 26 February 2022 . Media Life . 24 September 2001.
  10. Web site: NewsApp. https://web.archive.org/web/20021017032514/http://server.com/WebApps/NewsApp/. 17 October 2002. Server.com . 26 February 2022.
  11. News: Biersdorfer . J.d. . Monitor Web Sites Without Visiting . 25 February 2022 . New York Times . 31 March 2005.
  12. Web site: YourWebApps.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20071213045741/http://yourwebapps.com/ . 13 December 2007. YourWebApps.com . 26 February 2022.
  13. News: Server.com Sold For A Solid $770,000 . 26 February 2022 . TechCrunch . 3 August 2009.

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