The homepages
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- adobe.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
adobe.com in June 2013: Adobe Creative Cloud, “Your entire creative world. All in one place.”
- altavista.com – 2013Jul 1, 2013
AltaVista on July 1, 2013, one week before Yahoo shut it down: a small AltaVista logo, a yellow Search button and “© 2013 Yahoo!”
- aol.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
AOL.com in June 2013: a lead-story slider, Now Trending, Cause of the Day and AOL Original Shows.
- apple.com – 2013Jun 2, 2013
“iPhone 5. Loving it is easy.”
- bbc.co.uk – 2013Jun 16, 2013
The BBC homepage in June 2013: the carousel opens on Iran's new president, beside BBC Culture: Talking Books.
- bestbuy.com – 2013Jun 14, 2013
Best Buy in June 2013: “5 DAYS OF DAD”, the Windows Store at Best Buy and a low price guarantee.
- blizzard.com – 2013Jun 18, 2013
Hearthstone gets the big picture on Blizzard's homepage, above news of Diablo III for consoles.
- disney.com – 2013Jan 1, 2013
disney.com on January 1, 2013: “Best Videos of 2012” above a Phineas and Ferb game and Sugar Rush from Wreck-It Ralph.
- gamefaqs.com – 2013Sep 30, 2013
GameFAQs homepage: a broad blue navigation bar tops a spacious two-column layout with contributor news, game charts, poll and featured video; one stylesheet is unavailable.
- gamespot.com – 2013Nov 15, 2013
GameSpot's 2013 homepage: The responsive redesign introduces a glowing G symbol, a wide Zelda review hero and large story cards.
- hotmail.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
The Outlook wordmark replaces Hotmail on the sign-in page, beside a “Connect Facebook” promotion.
- imdb.com – 2013Apr 1, 2013
Three trailer tiles and a short news section; this capture preserves a much shorter page.
- lego.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
LEGO.com in June 2013: New Webisodes on a cartoon TV, and a Videos item in the menu.
- lycos.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
Lycos in June 2013: the tile grid again, with Politics, Fruit Frenzy and a 62° weather tile.
- mcdonalds.com – 2013Jun 17, 2013
McDonald's U.S. homepage: “The New Bacon & Cheese Quarter Pounder”.
- microsoft.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
Office 365 on top, “BING IT ON” below.
- msn.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
MSN.com in June 2013: a full-width blue section bar and “Automakers that also cater to pedal pushers”.
- nintendo.com – 2013Nov 2, 2013
Nintendo’s US homepage in November 2013: “Nintendo 3DS Family: Find the system that’s perfect for you.”
- nokia.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
Nokia's global homepage in June 2013, “Way Finder”: a country picker with flags by region.
- nytimes.com – 2013Oct 16, 2013
NYTimes.com in October 2013: a full-width band, “JUST 99¢ for 4 WEEKS OF A DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION”.
- spacejam.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
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 – 2013Jun 8, 2013
The Guardian’s US edition on June 8, 2013: a box headed “NSA, Prism and Verizon” two days after the Verizon phone records story.
- walmart.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
Walmart.com in June 2013: Xbox One preorders, “Reserve your Day One Edition today”, and “order gifts online, pick up in-store”.
- yahoo.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
Yahoo in June 2013: the scrolling news stream with All Stories tabs, still with the purple wordmark of our 2010 capture.
- ea.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
EA's homepage with a Battlefield soldier and an Origin sale: up to 70% off over 150 games.
- ebay.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
eBay in June 2013: the new thin logo, a “Happy Dad's Day” kite and “THIN AND LIGHT TECH FAVORITES”.
- nick.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
Nick.com in June 2013: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and “CATCH THE LATEST EPISODE!”
- amazon.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
The wordiest homepage: 1,660 words.
- ask.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
Ask.com in June 2013: a “Find Answers” button and a poll on what Princess Kate would name a boy (member names blurred).
- cartoonnetwork.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
Cartoon Network’s June 2013 homepage: a white menu with FULL EPISODES, Finn and Jake’s Epic Quest and a CHECK list.
- craigslist.org – 2013Apr 1, 2013
Craigslist’s SF bay area page in April 2013: the centered grid of blue category links.
- espn.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
ESPN.com in June 2013: “Toughen Up” and “Live on ESPN Radio: Round 3 of the U.S. Open”.
- expedia.com – 2013Jun 14, 2013
Expedia's “Plan your trip” form, Groupon Getaways in the menu and a Facebook Like count of 1.8m.
- google.com – 2013Apr 9, 2013
Google in April 2013: a black bar across the top with Search, Images, Maps, Play, YouTube, News, Gmail and Drive.
- icq.com – 2013Dec 2, 2013
ICQ.com in December 2013: a photo hero for free calls from any device above mobile app promotions.
- ign.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
IGN during E3 2013: a Full E3 Coverage feature, The Last of Us review and an E3 banner.
- ikea.com – 2013May 31, 2013
IKEA’s US homepage in May 2013: full-width photos, the oval logo back and a $4.99 meatball tile.
- newgrounds.com – 2013Nov 2, 2013
Newgrounds in November 2013: featured movie and game grids beside news and daily picks in the 2012 layout.
- nike.com – 2013Sep 1, 2013
Nike's US homepage introduces Nike Tech Pack, with NIKEiD in the top bar.
- playstation.com – 2013Nov 20, 2013
US PlayStation homepage, November 2013, days after the PS4 launch: Greatness Awaits, PlayStation®4 and PS Plus tiles; the top picture is blank in our replay.
- pokemon.com – 2013Jun 14, 2013
Pokémon.com in June 2013: the orange portal with Pokémon X and Y, a Featured Episode and #568 Trubbish.
- winamp.com – 2013Dec 1, 2013
Winamp homepage in 2013: the desktop-and-Android homepage retains its download promotion in December, shortly after the shutdown announcement.
- blogger.com – 2013Sep 12, 2013
Blogger retains the white template-preview page and Google sign-in panel.
- napster.com – 2013Jan 1, 2013
Napster’s Rhapsody migration page keeps its yellow announcement and trial button.
- netflix.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
“Anytime, anywhere. Only $7.99 a month.” No counters, a TV full of posters.
- paypal.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
PayPal in June 2013: a full-width photo of hands on a tablet and “Check out at the counter.”
- cnn.com – 2013May 16, 2013
A topics strip sits above the IRS lead story and a red BREAKING NEWS badge.
- deviantart.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
deviantART’s homepage in June 2013: large artwork tiles and a drawing-software poll with MS Paint among the answers
- runescape.com – 2013Jun 14, 2013
RuneScape: “Award Winning Free to Play Browser based MMO”, 54015 players now online under Play Free Now.
- miniclip.com – 2013Jun 14, 2013
Miniclip’s 2013 homepage: a compact white portal inside a Rail Rush takeover, with a new Pool tab in the menu.
- wikipedia.org – 2013Jun 16, 2013
Wikipedia in June 2013: a “Find Wikipedia in a language” box, and Русский at “1 000 000+ статей”.
- xbox.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
Xbox.com in June 2013: Ryse: Son of Rome above “Meet Xbox One”, under a browser title that still says Xbox 360.
- addictinggames.com – 2013Jun 17, 2013
AddictingGames.com in June 2013: a black page with chalk drawings and the Nickelodeon Addicting Games logo over a grid of tiles.
- friendster.com – 2013Jun 11, 2013
Friendster promotes “Meet More”, “Play More” and “Earn More”, with Facebook signup below.
- steampowered.com – 2013Jun 11, 2013
Steam’s store homepage in June 2013: Rising Storm in the carousel and a “Community activity (last 48 hours)” box showing 4,803,653 “Gamers online”.
- last.fm – 2013Jun 16, 2013
Last.fm’s red headphones and “Discover more music” lead into artist photos and listener counts; the upper-right tile is empty.
- myspace.com – 2013Jul 1, 2013
Myspace in July 2013: the black new Myspace, “Welcome to the neighborhood” over giant profile photos.
- skype.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
Skype homepage with the flat blue logo: “Wherever you are, wherever they are - Skype keeps you together.”
- tesla.com – 2013Oct 31, 2013
A white Tesla Model S: “The safest car in America”, with Order and Test Drive buttons and a Supercharger tile.
- digg.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
Digg in June 2013: a tighter photo grid led by “NSA Admits To Listening To U.S. Phone Calls Without Warrants”.
- facebook.com – 2013Feb 1, 2013
Facebook in February 2013: a full-page photo of three people on a porch, with “Sign Up” in white over it.
- orkut.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
Orkut's 2013 landing page keeps the illustrated introduction and Google sign-in panel.
- clubpenguin.com – 2013Jun 5, 2013
Club Penguin’s homepage in June 2013: a slideshow announcing “Starting May 23 NEW Ninja Game”, Card-Jitsu Snow, with boxes for members below.
- etsy.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
Etsy's Father's Day banner “Dad Loves a Good Discovery” over a grid of handpicked items.
- huffpost.com – 2013Sep 2, 2013
The Huffington Post in 2013: the green serif masthead above a blue splash about Syria.
- linkedin.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
LinkedIn in June 2013: “Be great at what you do.” with another member's quote, “I make my living through the relationships garnered utilizing LinkedIn.”
- reddit.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
Reddit in June 2013: “the front page of the internet” in the tab and a striped banner, “reddit's stories are created by its users”.
- roblox.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
Roblox’s homepage in June 2013: the Play Now circle and the featured game ROBLOX Base Wars FPS, visited 493,988 times.
- wordpress.com – 2013Nov 14, 2013
WordPress.com: a concert crowd behind signup, login and a blue play illustration; blog discovery moves into a link.
- youtube.com – 2013Feb 14, 2013
A white guide, “Popular on YouTube” and Harlem Shake videos in the first rows.
- kongregate.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
Kongregate's 2013 homepage: compact Hot New Games and Highest Rated Games lists lead the page after the featured carousel, which no longer plays back in the archive, is hidden.
- spotify.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
Spotify in June 2013: “Soundtrack your life” over a cup of coffee, with a strip of album covers along the bottom.
- twitter.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
Twitter in June 2013: a plain red-brown page with “Welcome to Twitter.” and sign-in and sign-up forms.
- zillow.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
Zillow.com in June 2013: a full-width photo of a house with a pool and “Find your home.” over the search box.
- airbnb.com – 2013May 30, 2013
A full-width cabin photograph; 34,183 cities and 192 countries.
- dropbox.com – 2013Jun 17, 2013
Dropbox.com in June 2013: a line drawing of a laptop, tablet and phone, the box icon alone and “Your stuff, anywhere”.
- tumblr.com – 2013Feb 1, 2013
Tumblr in February 2013: a logged-out wall of popular photos, GIFs and illustrations in a three-column grid, with tags beneath most tiles.
- github.com – 2013Jun 22, 2013
GitHub in June 2013: the new capitalized wordmark, “Build software better, together.” and a sign-up form on the first screen.
- hulu.com – 2013Feb 1, 2013
Hulu’s homepage in February 2013: a full-width slide for Arrow, “Trust But Verify”.
- stackoverflow.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
Stack Overflow in June 2013: “Here's how it works” in three steps above the question list.
- bing.com – 2013Jun 15, 2013
Bing in June 2013: a school of bigeye trevallies off Bali, with Outlook.com in the top bar.
- minecraft.net – 2013Jun 16, 2013
Minecraft’s homepage in June 2013: “So far 10,903,521 people bought the PC/Mac version of the game. Phew.”, with Pocket Edition and Xbox 360 Edition.
- soundcloud.com – 2013Jun 1, 2013
SoundCloud’s homepage in June 2013: the Share Your Sounds landing page under a strip that says “You're using an old version of SoundCloud.”
- instagram.com – 2013Jun 16, 2013
Instagram.com in June 2013: the blue layout of 2012 with a new Log in button in the top right corner.
- pinterest.com – 2013Jun 1, 2013
The pins are gone: one line, “Log in” and “Join Pinterest”.
- twitch.tv – 2013Feb 2, 2013
Twitch.tv in February 2013: the purple “twitch” wordmark over a painted banner of game characters; the header appears unstyled.
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