{"id":2279,"date":"2008-09-16T00:27:40","date_gmt":"2008-09-15T16:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=2279"},"modified":"2017-11-11T20:51:32","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T12:51:32","slug":"websites-we-visit-how-they-look-like-10-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/websites-we-visit-how-they-look-like-10-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Websites We Visit: How They Look Like 10 Years Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most of us probably got our Internet connection somewhere 10 years back. It was also around that time we seen the sudden boom on Internet, thanks to <strong>Marc Andreessen<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netscape_Communicator\">Netscape Communicator<\/a>. Now that we are almost at the end of 2008, we thought it\u2019s pretty interesting to look back at how some of the trend setters and the most trafficked websites were like 10 years back.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the <strong>top-tier brands of the tech industries<\/strong> and their websites have stayed on the Internet for more than a decade. Let\u2019s take a look at <strong>how these websites look like 10 years ago<\/strong>, comparing with that it is now. Full list after jump.<\/p>\n<h2>Amazon<\/h2>\n<p>Clear-cut navigation is very important for any e-commerce site and we believe Amazon handles this pretty well. The site has not been changing over the pass decade in terms of the amount of content they put forward on the first page. The most obvious change over the pass ten years in Amazon is perhaps swapping the horizontal tab navigation to a left sidebar drop down and bringing their search box to the top.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon 1998<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3567\/3314805041_52f0a528db_o.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3354\/3314805203_aa75983a85_o.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Apple<\/h2>\n<p>We always like how folks at Apple design their website. They\u2019ve always been the trend setter and  their designed inspired a lot of the Web 2.0 design out there. That said, have you seen how their website looks like 10 years ago?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apple 1998<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3616\/3314805245_a9caf05e09_o.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Apple 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3305\/3315633494_833144ddf1_o.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"579\"><\/p>\n<h2>Google<\/h2>\n<p>Google was still in beta ten years ago. These guys believed in simplicity and there\u2019s no exception whether it\u2019s 1998 or 2008.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Google 1998<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3377\/3314805355_b0c1a84b1d.jpg?v=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Google 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3479\/3314805401_b9b0c87d94.jpg?v=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\"><\/p>\n<h2>Hotmail<\/h2>\n<p>Most of us start playing with e-mailing on a  free  account when we were introduced to the Internet, and when it comes to free email Hotmail is amongst the hottest. Here\u2019s how the web interface looks like before Microsoft decided to turn call it the <strong>Windows Live Hotmail.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hotmail 1998<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3552\/3314805461_5f649d4b3c.jpg?v=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hotmail 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3401\/3314805487_12b22859b9_o.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\"><\/p>\n<h2>Microsoft<\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft had done tremendous changes to their web frontend over the pass ten years. The old one lacks of graphics and the current definetely has a very strong corporate look.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Microsoft 1998<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3301\/3314805563_58950354f9_o.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"643\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Microsoft 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3595\/3315633680_68d132bfe5_o.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"629\"><\/p>\n<h2>PCWorld<\/h2>\n<p>Ten years ago, PCWorld was using a 3-column display. You can imagine the site to be really congested, considering the fact that most of us (if you already started surfing) were still on monitor resolution 800\u00d7600 and below. But over the pass decade, the site has been much more better. Content arrangement is neat, well-organized and the red header with white background definetely make the entire display looks clean.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PCWorld 1998<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3596\/3314805619_e12f93d806_o.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>PCWorld 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3418\/3314805697_0c67b2520b_o.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<h2>Sun Microsystems<\/h2>\n<p>Sun Microsystems in 1998 totally recalled us how a typical <strong>Geocities<\/strong> and <strong>Tripod<\/strong> free template were like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sun Microsystems 1998<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3499\/3315633930_f24b03a5ec_o.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sun Microsystems 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3598\/3315633970_a82b9b5af6.jpg?v=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"457\"><\/p>\n<h2>Time<\/h2>\n<p>Time maintained their 3-column display over the pass ten years. Only difference is, they\u2019ve managed to make it way cleaner and neater, even though contents on the website is like 5x more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time 1998<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3395\/3314805859_72ee56af31_o.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3573\/3314805911_17fcb07a81_o.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<h2>Wired Magazine<\/h2>\n<p>Wired ten years ago was too text-based and we think the left navigation looks odd with titles in red background and listings in light green. It\u2019s hard to imagine the website to be what they are now, because it totally rocks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wired 1998<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3471\/3315634152_0777687b4e_o.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wired 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3515\/3315634212_80c6734b1b_o.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<h2>Yahoo!<\/h2>\n<p>Comparing to what we\u2019ve seen ten years ago and now, Yahoo had undergone quite a significant change in terms of their business model and that totally reflects their web front end. 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