Do you remember the first thing you ever searched for online?
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
November 7, 2019 7:57am CST
Nope, I definitely can not remember that. I do remember the days of the encyclopedia brittanica program. That was used for many a history project in school.
Before that we went to the library and / or used regular encyclopedia's.
I can't recall what the first thing I searched a search engine for was but I have a few guesses. It was either something related to my interests at the time, or something related to school work.
DYK that the very first search enginge was called "Archie" (archive). It was created by students of Mcgill University in Canada.
The first google search was done in 1998 and was done to show comparison between google (new) and other search engines.
Do you remember the first thing you ever searched for? Do you remember the search engine you used? I either used AskJeeves or Dogpile.
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
7 Nov 19
Im pretty sure AskJeeves was the first search engine I used. I have no idea what the first thing I ever searched for.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
I feel like AskJeeves was recommended as a valid search engine for school projects. I don't even think it's still around now.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
@thislittlepennyearns I think you are right, atleast for the library computers.
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
7 Nov 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum I think it was the one that was set as default on all the school computers.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Nov 19
No way! I can't remember that last thing I searched for!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
Yeah, that's asking me to remember something from about 20 or so years ago! Impossible.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
Netscape Navigator was the first browser I used. Altavista may have actually been the first search engine I used as well. I remember having so many things bookmarked on that browser.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
@LadyDuck I use firefox or Opera now. I don't even use chrome. There are a lot of browsers out there now, not all of them are secure.
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
7 Nov 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Netscape was pretty good then they changed their interface and I abandoned it. Later I used Internet Explorer, that I never liked anyway.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
We never think about these type things being interesting to tell one day, do we? Technology moves so fast... I wonder if people even remember what their first voice assistant search was? I know I don't.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
Yeah, it was about 20 years ago for me..
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
Oh I see. So you think Yahoo was the first search engine you ever used?
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
7 Nov 19
The first thing I searched for online was Ballet and I was 11 or 12.
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
7 Nov 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum I don't think so I think it was a year or so later I started Ballet lessons.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
@shaggin Ah okay. I don't think I ever had a real interest in ballet or anything like it. Just wasn't for me.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
Were you taking ballet classes at the time?
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
12 Nov 19
I do not remember the first thing I have ever searched for it has been to long to remember
@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
12 Nov 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Mine was as well
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
12 Nov 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Not sure when we got ours my ex husband built computers and fixed them and televisions and vcrs etc.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
12 Nov 19
@Tina30219 We didn't get a computer until around '95. I played Oregon Trail on it a lot. I loved that game.
@psanasangma (7910)
• India
7 Nov 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum 17 years ago,internet was introduce by my friend, I remember how yahoo messenger is popular back then and when I sit with her I don't know what is going on
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
@psanasangma Ah I see. I had yahoo, aol, msn, and ICQ messengers when I first started online.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
It was about 20 years ago for me, the first time I used the internet. Maybe a few years earlier than that.
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@Ladanger (14572)
• United States
7 Nov 19
The first time I ever used internet at all was at 16 when I created a MySpace. My friends showed me how to create my own email and everything lol.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
I was using the internet before myspace was invented.
I guess that's showing my age..
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@Ladanger (14572)
• United States
8 Nov 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum maybe you were older than me when MySpace came out
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
11 Nov 19
Yes, that was a long time ago for me as well. I know yahoo was one of the search engines I used, but I don't think it was the first. Dogpile was the first for me.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
11 Nov 19
I don't remember exactly myself. That was a long time ago for me!
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
I used to be a part of livejournal and other journaling communities. That was many years ago now.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
@Moon24 No, these were not earning communities. They were journaling communities.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
8 Nov 19
Good question. I haven't got the foggiest idea. Although it was probably pictures of one of my favourite actors or something like that.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
11 Nov 19
Yeah, I know mine was most likely Pop culture related. Probably most everyone's was...
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@snowy22315 (208945)
• United States
7 Nov 19
Not a clue..but I had AOL..so the whole "You've got mail! was relevant. I remember using Amazon to buy books in the early days.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
I think I've had two different aol email accounts. The one I have now I've had since about 2007. Getting books from amazon is fairly new for me. It was always the library or book stores before that.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
7 Nov 19
I surely do not Amber but I do remember using Yahoo a lot.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
I had yahoo, msn, icq and AOL messengers. I used trillian to get to all of them.
@LeaPea2417 (40032)
• Toccoa, Georgia
7 Nov 19
I remember first searching online for different actors l liked at the time. It was 1997, I was using Windows 95 and we had dial up. And yes, I have fond memories of the Britannica Encyclopedia from my school days. Not too long ago, I noticed a set in my local library. It was fun to look through them.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
'95 was the first windows we had as well! I am not sure if I've ever come across the brittanica encylcopedia's outside of that program. We have a set of encyclopedia's here , but they aren't brittanica. They are also pretty outdated.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
My memory is selective. I can remember some things but not others.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Nov 19
I don't think a lot of us can. I am impressed with those who can remember!
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@isweartokira (3459)
• United States
7 Nov 19
I do not remember, though it probably had to do with "how to draw ___" tutorials or online games.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
11 Nov 19
I used to follow those how to draw tutorials for fun. I am not very good at drawing.
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