The homepages
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- adobe.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
adobe.com in June 2014: the Creative Cloud symbol and “Everything new is new again.” on a purple field.
- aol.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
AOL in June 2014: a red flower behind the logo and a video carousel under the lead story.
- apple.com – 2014Jun 2, 2014
“What will your verse be?”
- bbc.co.uk – 2014Jun 15, 2014
The BBC homepage in June 2014: the Top News Story carousel beside a World Cup 2014 panel.
- bestbuy.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
Best Buy in June 2014: a MacBook Air and free store pickup under the navy header; tab title “Experience the Ultimate Showroom”.
- blizzard.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
Warlords of Draenor fills Blizzard's hero, above news of Diablo III's Ultimate Evil Edition.
- disney.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
disney.com in June 2014: a purple page with the rotating hero on “Thingamabobs Quiz” above games, characters and video cards.
- gamefaqs.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
GameFAQs homepage: the spacious homepage keeps Today on GameFAQs above illustrated game charts, with poll and headlines at right.
- gamespot.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
GameSpot's 2014 homepage: A full-width E3 hero and a white card layout replace the dense portal of the previous decade.
- hotmail.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
Outlook sign-in with a blue “Outlook.com Mobile” panel and a phone.
- imdb.com – 2014Apr 1, 2014
Fargo, Begin Again and Filth lead the familiar row of three videos.
- lego.com – 2014Dec 31, 2014
LEGO.com on December 31, 2014: a snowy page with a Star Wars carousel and a What’s New row of four cards.
- lycos.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
Lycos in June 2014: a black dog in pink heather fills the screen, over “Simplify Your Digital Life.”
- mcdonalds.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
McDonald's U.S. homepage: a fries carton on a green background ruled like a goal net.
- microsoft.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
Xbox One; “Nokia devices” in the menu.
- msn.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
MSN.com in June 2014: a WORLD CUP tab and “Find: How major stars looked in high school”.
- nintendo.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
Nintendo’s homepage in June 2014: Mario Kart 8 with review quotes, “Karting never looked this good”, and an “INTRODUCING amiibo” tile.
- nytimes.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
NYTimes.com in June 2014: “4 WEEKS JUST 99¢”, a Times Journeys banner and World Cup coverage.
- spacejam.com – 2014Jun 10, 2014
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 – 2014Sep 2, 2014
theguardian.com in September 2014: “Winner of the Pulitzer prize” above the wordmark and a cyan Beta button for the coming redesign.
- walmart.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
Walmart.com in June 2014: “FREE SHIPPING on nearly everything” at the top, with summer tiles and a smartphone Rollback farther down.
- yahoo.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
Yahoo in June 2014: the thin new logo, a purple top bar and World Cup stories.
- ea.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
EA's homepage for E3 2014: “E3 is here!”, a stream button and a World Cup Brazil card.
- ebay.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
eBay in June 2014: My Feed and Collections tabs and “Get Ready to Rock”, a collection of vintage concert T-shirts.
- nick.com – 2014May 1, 2014
Nick.com in May 2014, our last capture of the white portal: “ON SET WITH LIL' SAM & CAT” and a video section called “DO NOT WATCH!”
- amazon.com – 2014Nov 7, 2014
“Introducing amazon echo”, and the crawler's browsing history.
- ask.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
Ask.com in June 2014: penguins behind a question about emperor penguins and a poll on favorite TV dads.
- cartoonnetwork.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
Cartoon Network’s June 2014 homepage opens on GAMES: Adventure Time, These Lumps, with a pink NEW badge.
- craigslist.org – 2014Jun 1, 2014
Craigslist’s SF bay area page in June 2014: the centered grid of blue category links.
- espn.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
ESPN.com on June 15, 2014: “Spurs Rising Higher” with a live NBA Finals score, Spurs 68, Heat 48.
- expedia.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
A flat dark Expedia search panel with hotels “Over 240,000 worldwide”; the deal cards show only placeholders for images.
- google.com – 2014Sep 23, 2014
Google in September 2014: a flat logo under the black bar, and “© 2013” still in the footer.
- icq.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
ICQ.com in June 2014: an iPhone and a group of friends promote free texting in the app or by SMS.
- ign.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
IGN during E3 2014: a No Man's Sky feature above category tabs and an IGN Live E3 banner.
- ikea.com – 2014May 31, 2014
IKEA’s US homepage in May 2014: big photo tiles with “MAKE A FRESH START”.
- newgrounds.com – 2014Mar 16, 2014
Newgrounds in March 2014: a small “KEEP 'EM RUNNING” banner asks visitors to support the site.
- nike.com – 2014Mar 2, 2014
A Kobe 9 Elite “Inspiration” shoe leads Nike's homepage; the top bar now says CUSTOMIZE.
- playstation.com – 2014Mar 21, 2014
UK PlayStation homepage, March 2014, after the redesign: “Enjoy Your Power” for inFAMOUS Second Son; the main illustration is missing.
- pokemon.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
Pokémon.com in June 2014: colored tiles under an icon menu, led by “Plan Your Trip to Hoenn!”
- winamp.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
Winamp homepage in 2014: a full-width grayscale llama photograph and orange navigation introduce the message There is more coming soon.
- blogger.com – 2014Jun 12, 2014
Blogger’s archived entry route opens Google’s “One account. All of Google.” sign-in screen.
- napster.com – 2014Jun 19, 2014
Napster’s migration page now appears at rhapsody.com/napster, with profile and device promotions below.
- netflix.com – 2014Oct 1, 2014
The flat red logo.
- paypal.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
PayPal in June 2014: “THERE ARE NO BUYERS AND SELLERS” and “JUST PEOPLE.” over a hero image, with the new double-P logo.
- cnn.com – 2014Jan 16, 2014
Acetaminophen warning is a large headline above the familiar columns.
- deviantart.com – 2014Dec 16, 2014
DeviantArt’s homepage in December 2014: the new brand header and a banner for the DeviantArt mobile app
- runescape.com – 2014Jun 17, 2014
RuneScape's panorama: gold-loop wordmark, Play Now, “The greatest online role playing game ever made *”.
- miniclip.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
Miniclip’s 2014 homepage: a Soccer Stars takeover, Pool as the first tab and an “8 Ball Pool, FREE ON MOBILE!” tile.
- wikipedia.org – 2014Jun 16, 2014
Wikipedia in June 2014: the globe portal with English at “4 535 000+ articles” and rows of language names below.
- xbox.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
Xbox.com in June 2014: a full-width Sunset Overdrive drawing, then Xbox One “Starting at $399”.
- addictinggames.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
AddictingGames.com in June 2014: the black illustrated layout with a yellow Latest Games card.
- friendster.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
Friendster promotes DIVOSAGA, maintenance news and a long games catalogue, with links to iCafe and MOL.com below.
- steampowered.com – 2014Nov 3, 2014
Steam’s homepage in November 2014, the first blue store in this set: a Halloween Sale, Farming Simulator 15 and Watch Dogs.
- last.fm – 2014Jun 15, 2014
Last.fm’s headphone search sits above Air and Red Hot Chili Peppers; the upper-right tile is empty.
- myspace.com – 2014Jun 1, 2014
Myspace in June 2014: a magazine cover, “Watch the Series Premiere of 50 Cent’s ‘Power’”.
- skype.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
Skype homepage: a grid of faces and “Get together on a free group video call.”
- digg.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
Digg in June 2014: one large story, “Inside Tim Cook's Apple”, scored 2,802, and a menu of Home, Video and Reader.
- facebook.com – 2014Feb 1, 2014
Facebook in February 2014: “Connect with friends and the world around you on Facebook.” and three icon lines, one for Graph Search.
- orkut.com – 2014Oct 3, 2014
Orkut's October 2014 Community Archive landing page replaces sign-in with an Explore alphabet.
- clubpenguin.com – 2014Jan 1, 2014
Club Penguin’s homepage on January 1, 2014: a heap of gold coins and “Donate Your Coins Dec. 19–Jan. 1” for Coins for Change.
- etsy.com – 2014Jan 1, 2014
Etsy drops the left rail: “Give one-of-a-kind.”, Recent Favorites and Community Tastemakers.
- huffpost.com – 2014Mar 1, 2014
The Huffington Post in 2014: the splash turns heavy and black, “PUTIN POUNCES”, over a photo from Crimea.
- linkedin.com – 2014Jun 12, 2014
LinkedIn in June 2014: six headshots under “Connect, share ideas, and discover opportunities.”
- reddit.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
Reddit in June 2014: “reddit is a platform for internet communities”, trending subreddits and a daily reddit gold goal at 70%.
- roblox.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
Roblox’s landing page in June 2014: “Join millions of builders and explore their creations” over a city skyline, with a sign-up form that asks for a birthday first.
- wordpress.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
WordPress.com: a concert photograph fills the hero behind Create your new website for free and a site-address signup form.
- youtube.com – 2014Sep 15, 2014
Horizontal category shelves and red Subscribe buttons; many thumbnails did not render.
- kongregate.com – 2014Jun 14, 2014
Kongregate's 2014 homepage: a Register Now form sits above the game lists; the featured carousel, which no longer plays back in the archive, is hidden.
- spotify.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
Spotify in June 2014: “10 million people love Spotify Premium.” and “Buy 3 months of Premium for $9.99” over a photo of friends.
- twitter.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
Twitter in June 2014: two phones showing the app, App Store and Google Play badges and “Start a conversation”.
- zillow.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
Zillow.com in June 2014: “Find your home.” over a brick house, with For Sale, For Rent, Pre-Market and Zestimate tabs.
- airbnb.com – 2014Aug 1, 2014
The Bélo, “WELCOME HOME” and 190 countries, with the rebrand story below.
- dropbox.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
Dropbox.com in June 2014: “Your stuff, anywhere”, with small blue pictures on the drawn screens.
- tumblr.com – 2014Feb 1, 2014
Tumblr in February 2014: a sign-up box on plain blue and a counter, “169.2 million blogs”, “75.2 billion posts”, “30 seconds to join”.
- github.com – 2014Jan 1, 2014
GitHub on January 1, 2014: a dark header, “Build software better, together.” and “Upgraded plans start at $7/mo.”
- hulu.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
Hulu’s homepage in June 2014: a Longmire slide, “Watch the Full Episode”, a menu with Originals and Kids, and a 500-error notice in the replay below.
- stackoverflow.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
Stack Overflow in June 2014: the how-it-works box with “Take the 2-minute tour” and Hot Network Questions.
- bing.com – 2014Jun 16, 2014
Bing in June 2014: the faceted b symbol beside the wordmark, over a lion and cub in Kenya's Masai Mara.
- minecraft.net – 2014Jun 16, 2014
Minecraft’s homepage in June 2014: the orange button now says Get Minecraft, with 15,634,371 PC/Mac buyers in the text.
- soundcloud.com – 2014Jun 1, 2014
SoundCloud’s homepage in June 2014: the same Share Your Sounds landing page with the “Get the new SoundCloud” strip.
- instagram.com – 2014Jun 15, 2014
Instagram.com in June 2014: “Capture and Share the World's Moments” beside two phones, the front one showing a photo of flowers.
- pinterest.com – 2014Jun 1, 2014
“She used Pinterest to roll her first pasta”: 45 seconds to sign up, 25+ billion Pins, behind blurred pins.
- twitch.tv – 2014Feb 1, 2014
Twitch.tv in February 2014: a “Go Turbo” button, a featured player for a “24 Hour Partner Celebraish” and Featured Games.
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