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0 pointsaswanson10y ago0 comments

I always hated those ads and also thought the name was silly, even at the time. But hey, they're still here.

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The name was from a much more optimistic time in the history of the Internet, when everything was shiny and brand new and less slick and calculated.

FussyZeus10y ago

Oh please, nothing's changed. Give em a website consisting of nothing but stock photos and solid color squares and a name like Yahooify and they'd blend right in.

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wavefunction10y ago

The name was from a much more optimistic time in the history of the Internet, when everything was shiny and brand new and less slick and calculated.

FussyZeus10y ago

Oh please, nothing's changed. Give em a website consisting of nothing but stock photos and solid color squares and a name like Yahooify and they'd blend right in.

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