Goodbye Lycos

Usually , I try to blog about current AND interesting topics and add my 2 pence worth to what some people may call the blogsphere, social networks or as my brother refers to it - the "Borg Collective". I do however believe that once in a while, it is in our best interest to stand back reflect on the past. Given that I have been within the digital landscape for quite some time (10yrs give or take), I do fondly recall using Lycos quite a lot. So, I was a little saddened today when I came across this page on Lycos Uk page, confirming the end of Lycos.

Noticed the same page occurs across other countries such as Spain, France , Italy and Germany


Below is a little nostalgic reminder of what Lycos used too look like.




Back in April 1999, Lycos believe it or not was once the second most visited website on the Internet.



Although, it was a shame to see that whilst other search engines such as Google, Yahoo, MSN have experienced a substantial growth over the years, lycos has declined (on Google Trends for websites) oh and Google obviously doesnt let you compare traffic on its domain within the website trend tool - hence no Google on the chart.





(Lycos.com trends on Google Trends for Website)







Looking at the current Lycos.com page, it is clear to see that Lycos have come a long way since it first appeared as a search engine research project by Dr. Michael Loren Mauldin of Carnegie Mellon University in 1994. So farewell Lycos.....(or is that au revoir?)