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Internet properties established in 1998

  • GoogleIn August 1998, a check for $100,000 arrived at the front porch of David Cheriton's home in Palo Alto. Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems…
  • Anime News NetworkJustin Sevakis launched Anime News Network in July 1998. The site began as a small news hub for anime and manga fans in North America.
  • Rotten TomatoesThe website launched on the 12th of August 1998 as a spare-time project by Senh Duong. He was an undergraduate student at the University of California…
  • TencentIn November 1998, five men gathered in a small office in Shenzhen to launch a company they named Tencent. The name came from the Chinese characters for…
  • Ars TechnicaKen Fisher and Jon Stokes launched Ars Technica in 1998 from their respective homes. Fisher lived inside his parents' house in Boston while Stokes resided in…
  • Box Office MojoBrandon Gray launched Box Office Mojo on the 7th of August 1998. He began by predicting which ten films would earn the most money in the United States for…