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HotBot (1997-99)

Posted by Tony_Tanna78@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 11 comments

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saltyrandomman648@reddit

hotbot came back as a search engine from the 2017-2019, its got turned into a VPN for awhile and now the search engine is back!! its lost its charm though :( but i am so SOOO happy its back!! https://preview.redd.it/07utstfzrofc1.jpeg?width=1822&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f9a49833acb558b65f7db27d50ca90b9b866da1
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cottoncandytornado@reddit

My first email address was a HotBot email. RIP. 🪦
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JimBeammer@reddit

Yahoo, why did you take away our boy?
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JeFX@reddit

Only that long? In my mind, this was the "go-to for ages!" BonziBuddy is about to fly in, watch out!
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Tony_Tanna78@reddit (OP)

The site is still up, albeit in a less colorful setting [here](https://www.hotbot.com/). That was how it looked back in 1997 and 1999.
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graffixload@reddit

Whoa. Crazy it’s still active. Does it give different results than Google?
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JeFX@reddit

Their new site looks like what pops up when you go to shady sites! Thanks for the memories!
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graffixload@reddit

Fuck yes. I’ve mentioned HotBot many times over the years and no one ever knows what I’m talking about. Boy oh boy, the web pages I found with this search engine..
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thepriceisright__@reddit

Anyone remember The Big List? It was a static link list from around 95 or 96 or so.
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kiggitykbomb@reddit

I was mostly an Alta Vista guy. Sometimes Metacrawler.
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derango@reddit

That late 90s web design just hits different
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