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- adobe.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
adobe.com in June 2012: Photoshop CS6 Extended, “Make some magic”, and a Creative Cloud special for CS customers.
- altavista.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
AltaVista in June 2012: the Yahoo-styled search page with an Apps tab added to its row of tabs.
- aol.com – 2012Jun 16, 2012
AOL.com in June 2012: a big lead photo, Homepage for Heroes and Cause of the Day.
- apple.com – 2012Jun 2, 2012
The new iPad: “Resolutionary”.
- bbc.co.uk – 2012Jun 16, 2012
The BBC homepage in June 2012: the Top News Story carousel, a Spotlight on business and Most Popular in News.
- bestbuy.com – 2012Jun 16, 2012
Best Buy in June 2012: a dark navy header, a Dad’s Day Sale and “FREE STORE PICKUP EVERY DAY WHEN YOU ORDER ONLINE”.
- blizzard.com – 2012Sep 1, 2012
Mists of Pandaria leads Blizzard's homepage, with an “Important Security Update” about Battle.net accounts.
- disney.com – 2012Oct 3, 2012
disney.com on October 3, 2012, two days after the responsive relaunch: a Lone Ranger banner above “Today on Disney.com” video cards.
- gamefaqs.com – 2012Jun 14, 2012
GameFAQs homepage: the masthead drops the GameSpot badge above game charts, Featured Board Topics and the daily poll.
- gamespot.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
GameSpot's 2012 homepage: Grey navigation and an E3 badge frame a Borderlands 2 hero and a Top 10 Games list.
- hotmail.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
A Microsoft Hotmail logo over a sparse sign-in page; its promotional pictures are missing.
- imdb.com – 2012Apr 1, 2012
Three trailer tiles lead the page, with box office results in the right column.
- lego.com – 2012Jun 17, 2012
LEGO.com in June 2012: a Minotaurus scene around the white portal’s news and product columns.
- lycos.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
Lycos in June 2012: colored tiles for Mail, News, Weather, Gamesville, YouTube Videos and Tripod under a big dog logo.
- mcdonalds.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
McDonald's U.S. homepage: “Find your summer state of mind” with a striped hammock.
- microsoft.com – 2012Oct 26, 2012
Windows 8 launch day: the new logo and “Surface. Starting at $499.”
- msn.com – 2012Jun 16, 2012
MSN.com in June 2012: “Make MSN my homepage” in the corner and “The 10 Weirdest Items for Sale on Amazon”.
- nintendo.com – 2012Oct 18, 2012
Nintendo’s US homepage in October 2012: “GET GENESECT!”, Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, and a hardware lineup led by the Wii U.
- nokia.com – 2012Jun 19, 2012
Nokia's US homepage in June 2012: “The Nokia Lumia 900”, “Buy it today at att.com/lumia for just $99.99”.
- nytimes.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
NYTimes.com in June 2012: “Subscribe to The Times.” with device icons and a Digital Subscription button by the masthead.
- spacejam.com – 2012Sep 3, 2012
Space Jam's Warner Home Video page: “OWN IT NOW ON DVD!”, the 2-disc case and Bugs Bunny on a giant disc.
- theguardian.com – 2012Jun 16, 2012
The Guardian’s US edition in June 2012, served from guardiannews.com: the theguardian wordmark, “Edition: US” and New York weather, 78°F.
- walmart.com – 2012Jun 16, 2012
Walmart.com in June 2012: “Summer fun now costs less” and a banner for Vizio laptops.
- yahoo.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
Yahoo in June 2012: “The worst restaurants to work for” beside Trending Now and Yahoo! Autos.
- ea.com – 2012Jun 14, 2012
EA's homepage gives its hero to a new Sims 3 expansion, “Embrace the supernatural”.
- ebay.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
eBay in June 2012: a “BEST DAD EVER” medal beside the old logo and an eBay Buyer Protection banner.
- nick.com – 2012Nov 16, 2012
Nick.com in November 2012: Marvin Marvin and “LUCAS IS BACK!” at the top of the white portal.
- amazon.com – 2012Jun 16, 2012
The logo drops “.com”.
- ask.com – 2012Jun 16, 2012
Ask.com in June 2012: a Question of the Day about the First State and “Real People. Real Answers.” (member names blurred).
- cartoonnetwork.com – 2012Jun 16, 2012
Cartoon Network’s June 2012 homepage: the CN block logo, “JOIN NOW IT’S FREE!”, a 0 of 903 points bar and a blank space where a Flash feature was hidden.
- craigslist.org – 2012Jun 1, 2012
Craigslist’s SF bay area page in June 2012: the centered grid of blue category links.
- espn.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
ESPN.com in June 2012: “Live on ESPN, ESPN3 & WatchESPN.com: Coverage of the U.S. Open” over Tiger Woods.
- expedia.com – 2012Jun 16, 2012
“Plan your trip on Expedia”, a Cars Land ad and a Facebook Like button showing 1.2m.
- google.com – 2012Jan 18, 2012
Google on January 18, 2012: a black bar over the logo and “Tell Congress: Please don't censor the web!”
- icq.com – 2012Jun 16, 2012
ICQ.com in June 2012: an ICQ Messenger for Android hero and the tab title “switch from costly SMS to FREE messaging!”
- ign.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
IGN in June 2012: a Borderlands 2 feature leads the carousel above four story cards and Top Stories.
- ikea.com – 2012Feb 11, 2012
IKEA’s US homepage in February 2012: “WHAT CAN PAX DO FOR YOU?”, $350 against “last year’s price $415”.
- newgrounds.com – 2012Mar 1, 2012
Newgrounds in March 2012, after the February redesign: big thumbnail grids, an artist’s page skin and a menu without the word Flash.
- nike.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
Nike's region chooser: an orange Swoosh, NIKE.COM and fourteen languages, Polski among them.
- playstation.com – 2012Oct 16, 2012
UK PlayStation homepage, October 2012: Paranormal Activity 4 on top, then PlayStation Latest News and a DanceStar Party Hits promotion.
- winamp.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
Winamp homepage in 2012: the desktop-and-Android promotion continues with an orange free download button and an EXfm sidebar campaign.
- blogger.com – 2012Apr 2, 2012
Blogger’s smaller wordmark sits over template previews next to a Google sign-in panel.
- napster.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
Napster’s homepage announces the move to Rhapsody, followed by a sample music profile.
- netflix.com – 2012Jan 2, 2012
Same headline as 2011, new pictures on the TV.
- paypal.com – 2012Jan 1, 2012
PayPal on January 1, 2012: “Hidden Powers”, a boy in a mask and cape, and “+100 million people use PayPal worldwide.”
- cnn.com – 2012Nov 7, 2012
WE’VE GOT MORE WORK TO DO sits above a black video window on the election page.
- deviantart.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
deviantART’s homepage in June 2012: a footer line counting 223 million pieces of art from over 22 million members
- runescape.com – 2012Jun 16, 2012
RuneScape in daylight: “The World's Greatest Adventure”, press quotes, Play Free Now with a Facebook option.
- miniclip.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
Miniclip’s 2012 homepage: a small orange play icon, “Play Games”, and an A–Z list at the bottom linking 792 games.
- wikipedia.org – 2012Jun 16, 2012
Wikipedia in June 2012: 中文 joins the ten languages around the globe, and English shows “3 970 000+ articles”.
- xbox.com – 2012Jun 17, 2012
Xbox.com in June 2012: the Kinect Star Wars bundle under “USE THE FORCE”, then XFINITY, Verizon and Amazon logos.
- addictinggames.com – 2012Jun 16, 2012
AddictingGames.com in June 2012: a top bar naming nick, shockwave, teennick and nicktoons, and an orange handwritten New Games heading.
- steampowered.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
Steam’s store homepage in June 2012: The Lord of the Rings Online, a Cities XL weekend deal and 2,448,224 gamers online.
- last.fm – 2012Jun 15, 2012
Last.fm keeps its phone-and-profile banner above a listener feed; private member details are blurred.
- myspace.com – 2012Feb 1, 2012
Myspace in February 2012: a “WE LOVE LANA DEL REY” takeover under a plain white “myspace” wordmark.
- skype.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
Skype homepage: “Talk more with our new subscriptions” above calling rates to India, China and the UK.
- tesla.com – 2012Jul 1, 2012
A row of Tesla Model S sedans: “They’re here” and “Model S is on the road!”
- digg.com – 2012Sep 20, 2012
Digg after the Betaworks rebuild, September 2012: photo cards, capitalized kickers and a small “v1” beside the logo.
- facebook.com – 2012Jun 1, 2012
Facebook in June 2012: “Your Facebook Timeline” and “Tell your life story with a new kind of profile.” beside the sign-up form.
- orkut.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
Orkut's 2012 landing page places its illustrated introduction beside a Google email/password panel.
- clubpenguin.com – 2012Jun 17, 2012
Club Penguin’s homepage in June 2012: the Marvel Super Hero Takeover, with penguins dressed as heroes in a city, above the five cards.
- etsy.com – 2012Oct 1, 2012
Etsy's “Accessorize Your iPhone 5” promo; lower down, a “Recently Viewed by You” row of dresses.
- huffpost.com – 2012May 1, 2012
The Huffington Post in 2012: “Edition: U.S.”, a row of featured sections from GPS for the Soul to Latino Voices, and a two-line blue splash.
- linkedin.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
LinkedIn in June 2012: “Be great at what you do.” over a member's photo and quote, with a yellow Join Now button.
- reddit.com – 2012Jan 18, 2012
Reddit on January 18, 2012: the SOPA/PIPA blackout page, “today we fight back.”, with a countdown and live updates.
- roblox.com – 2012Jun 17, 2012
Roblox’s homepage in June 2012: a dark menu strip, the Play Now circle and Survive The 87 Disasters!, visited 11,845,902 times.
- wordpress.com – 2012Jan 1, 2012
WordPress.com pairs Freshly Pressed with daily publishing counters; four thumbnail areas are blank in this capture.
- youtube.com – 2012Feb 29, 2012
A grey canvas, dark channel guide and “Sign in to add channels to your homepage”.
- spotify.com – 2012Jun 3, 2012
Spotify’s US page in June 2012: “Lean, green, music machine.” The iPad app, with Ellie Goulding on its screen.
- twitter.com – 2012Jun 16, 2012
Twitter in June 2012: a red page with a concert photo, “Welcome to Twitter.” and the new bird without the word.
- zillow.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
Zillow.com in June 2012: one search bar under a bigger logo and “Your Edge in Real Estate”, with app icons below.
- airbnb.com – 2012May 31, 2012
19,732 cities in 192 countries, with hosting and safety cards below.
- dropbox.com – 2012Jun 16, 2012
Dropbox.com in June 2012: a centered play button and a language selector in the footer.
- tumblr.com – 2012Feb 1, 2012
Tumblr in February 2012: the three-phone layout of a year earlier, with new posts on the iPhone screen, a one-row sign-up form and “30 reasons you'll love Tumblr”.
- github.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
GitHub in June 2012: “1,706,091 people hosting over 3,002,440 repositories” and a logo row with Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft.
- hulu.com – 2012Dec 1, 2012
Hulu’s homepage in December 2012: one full-width slide for Parks and Recreation, “Pawnee Commons”, and a “Try Hulu Plus for Free” link.
- stackoverflow.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
Stack Overflow in June 2012: a Community Bulletin about the moderator election and a “CAREERS 2.0” jobs box.
- bing.com – 2012Jun 15, 2012
Bing in June 2012: an aquarium tunnel in Valencia, Spain, fills the page behind the lowercase bing and its orange button.
- minecraft.net – 2012Jun 16, 2012
Minecraft’s homepage in June 2012: 6,262,741 people who bought the game, and columns for Facebook, Minecraft Update News and Twitter / @jeb_.
- soundcloud.com – 2012Jun 1, 2012
SoundCloud’s homepage in June 2012: “Share Your Sounds” next to a laptop, a tablet and a phone with a red REC button.
- instagram.com – 2012Jun 16, 2012
Instagram.com in June 2012: a blue header, a script wordmark beside a rainbow-striped camera, two phones and App Store and Google Play badges.
- pinterest.com – 2012Sep 1, 2012
About three weeks after the invitations ended: the same yellow box, now with “Join Pinterest »”.
- twitch.tv – 2012Jun 1, 2012
Twitch.tv in June 2012: channels on metal shelves, one shelf per game, under “Discover awesome games and players.”
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