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Infoseek

Infoseek (also known as the "big yellow"[1]) was an American internet search engine founded in 1994 by Steve Kirsch.[2]

Type of site

Worldwide

Mixed

January 1994 (1994-01)

Closed as of 1999

Infoseek was originally operated by the Infoseek Corporation, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.[3] Infoseek was bought by The Walt Disney Company in 1999,[4] and the technology was merged with that of the Disney-acquired Starwave to form the Go.com network.[5]

Domain name[edit]

The "infoseek.com" domain name redirects to "go.com" and the Infoseek brand name is no longer used in North America.[1] However, the Australian domain and the Japanese domain still operate with the Infoseek name.[1] The Japanese domain name now operates as a web portal known as "Rakuten Infoseek".

List of search engines

List of assets owned by Disney

(Archive)

Infoseek

Infoseek Australia

Infoseek Japan