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- adobe.com – 2017Nov 1, 2017
adobe.com in November 2017: the same light installation and “What’s next. Now.” for the next Creative Cloud.
- aol.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
AOL in June 2017: a left menu, a lead story slider and “MAKE AOL MY HOMEPAGE”.
- apple.com – 2017Jun 2, 2017
“This is 7.”
- bbc.co.uk – 2017Feb 1, 2017
“Welcome to BBC.com” in February 2017: the lead tile, Trump picks Neil Gorsuch, is labeled US & Canada.
- bestbuy.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
Best Buy in June 2017: “GREAT DEALS ON APPLE DEVICES” and “Your shopping history is empty. Let’s fix that.”
- blizzard.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
Overwatch art in Blizzard's blue layout, with news that Bungie's Destiny 2 is coming to Battle.net.
- disney.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
disney.com in June 2017: Lightning McQueen in a Cars “Quiz Pit Stop” banner above entertainment cards.
- gamefaqs.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
GameFAQs homepage: today's Featured Content mixes small game thumbnails and a featured article above the game charts.
- gamespot.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
GameSpot's 2017 homepage: A GameSpot Stage Day Three banner makes the E3 broadcast the main homepage feature.
- hotmail.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
Outlook.com’s blue “Organize your world” band, with no password box on the first screen.
- imdb.com – 2017Apr 1, 2017
Jessica Chastain and The Zookeeper’s Wife fill all three opening video tiles.
- lego.com – 2017Jun 17, 2017
LEGO.com in June 2017: a NEXO KNIGHTS scene above a yellow What’s New row.
- lycos.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
Lycos in June 2017: San Francisco at dusk behind the logo and search box, with a “The World News” strip below.
- microsoft.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
“Meet the new Surface Pro.”
- msn.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
MSN.com in June 2017: a plain page with a black bar and Today, News and Entertainment columns, possibly the version for older browsers.
- nintendo.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
Nintendo’s homepage in June 2017: the white-on-red logo and a red “Nintendo Spotlight E3 2017” stage, with Nintendo Switch first in the menu.
- nokia.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
Nokia's homepage in June 2017: “OZO Reality - our vision for the future of VR is here today”, with Phones back in the menu.
- nytimes.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
NYTimes.com in June 2017: a big swimming photo in the lead and “Play Today's Puzzle” on the right.
- spacejam.com – 2017Jun 30, 2017
The 1996 Space Jam starfield: eleven planet, rocket and ring links around the logo, at warnerbros.com/archive.
- theguardian.com – 2017Mar 2, 2017
theguardian.com in March 2017: the blue responsive masthead above Article 50 coverage.
- walmart.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
Walmart.com in June 2017: a browser title promising free 2-day shipping and a banner caught between two slides, one about $250 billion and 1 million jobs.
- yahoo.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
Yahoo in June 2017: a row of section links replaces the left column; stories count “people reacting”.
- ea.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
EA's full-width hero of 2017: armored flyers over mountains and one button, “Enter The Wilds”.
- ebay.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
eBay in June 2017: a full-width “Get Set for Summer” banner and Popular Destinations in circles.
- nick.com – 2017Nov 16, 2017
Nick.com in November 2017: rows of cards on orange, round character faces and a green “DO NOT TOUCH” button.
- amazon.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
“Disability Customer Support” in the header.
- ask.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
Ask.com in June 2017: a lone search box (no logo in this capture) and “© 2017 IAC Publishing, LLC”.
- cartoonnetwork.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
Cartoon Network’s June 2017 homepage: the GAMES section led by the Powerpuff Girls in Morning Mayhem.
- craigslist.org – 2017Jun 1, 2017
Craigslist’s SF bay area page in June 2017: a language menu, a “nearby cl” column and personals in the left column.
- espn.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
ESPN.com in June 2017: Quick Links, “Live leaderboard: Fowler goes low at U.S. Open” and video frames that render blank.
- expedia.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
Expedia's dark search form with a Discover tab, “Save up to $603” and double points on the app.
- google.com – 2017Mar 14, 2017
Google in March 2017: the sans-serif logo, Gmail and Images at the top right and a grey footer strip.
- icq.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
ICQ.com’s Windows page in June 2017: a desktop chat screenshot and encrypted video calls.
- ign.com – 2017Oct 2, 2017
IGN in October 2017: Pennywise drawn in anime style leads the carousel; an empty archived ad band sits above it.
- ikea.com – 2017May 31, 2017
IKEA’s US homepage in May 2017: recall links under the menu and “Get this month’s top deals” with 15% off sofas for IKEA FAMILY members.
- newgrounds.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
Newgrounds in June 2017: a supporter bar, “We're 15 people from our target today”, above a Dino Melt promotion.
- nike.com – 2017Mar 1, 2017
A Nike LunarEpic Flyknit 2 shoe leads Nike's homepage.
- playstation.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
US PlayStation homepage, June 2017: “PLAYSTATION AT E3 2017” in glowing button symbols above a $249.99 gold PS4.
- pokemon.com – 2017Jan 1, 2017
Pokémon.com on January 1, 2017: Sun and Moon “Available now!” and new Pokémon coming to Pokémon GO.
- winamp.com – 2017Jun 14, 2017
Winamp homepage in 2017: this capture retains the grayscale llama landing page, with the download section in bright orange.
- blogger.com – 2017Mar 25, 2017
Blogger’s cooking-themed rotating hero leads into design and domain panels; the archived header wordmark is missing.
- napster.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
Napster’s People-Powered Music homepage puts a blue trial button over portraits.
- netflix.com – 2017Jun 1, 2017
A wall of posters.
- paypal.com – 2017Feb 1, 2017
PayPal in February 2017: the white line-drawing homepage with “Join 188+ million people who use PayPal”, as in October 2016.
- cnn.com – 2017Jul 16, 2017
Senate Republicans walk tightrope on health care heads a three-column layout.
- deviantart.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
DeviantArt’s homepage in June 2017: What’s Hot artwork and an Overwatch Anniversary Celebration band
- runescape.com – 2017Jun 17, 2017
RuneScape's panorama homepage in its third year with “Join the world's largest free MMORPG game*”.
- miniclip.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
Miniclip’s 2017 homepage: a burgundy Ocopoco takeover offering shirts and hats, around Color Switch Challenges.
- wikipedia.org – 2017Jun 16, 2017
Wikipedia in June 2017: a “Read Wikipedia in your language” button replaces the long list, with an apps box and a grid of sister projects.
- xbox.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
Xbox.com in June 2017: a dark circuit-board picture for E3, with Xbox One X new in the Consoles menu’s code.
- addictinggames.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
AddictingGames.com in June 2017: the sectioned black catalogue with a mobile games row.
- steampowered.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
Steam’s homepage in June 2017: “Featured & Recommended” with Grand Theft Auto V in the carousel and special offers below.
- skype.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
Skype homepage: “Skype keeps the world talking, for free”, with a tile that mentions Highlights.
- tesla.com – 2017Jan 1, 2017
A red Tesla Model S: “Longest Range Electric Vehicle”; the footer still says Tesla Motors.
- digg.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
Digg in June 2017: one lead story and three cards, with “Donald Trump” in the row of sections.
- facebook.com – 2017Jan 1, 2017
Facebook on January 1, 2017: a green “Create Account” button under “It’s free and always will be.”
- orkut.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
Orkut's 2017 landing page carries the founder's letter below language links and the earlier thin wordmark.
- clubpenguin.com – 2017Jan 1, 2017
Club Penguin’s homepage on January 1, 2017, three months before the original game closed: the welcome picture, PLAY NOW! and Unlock Items.
- etsy.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
Etsy keeps “Whoever you are, find whatever you're into”, now over a photo of rings.
- huffpost.com – 2017May 2, 2017
HuffPost in May 2017, a week after the rebrand: a bold italic HUFFPOST between two mint slashes in a black header.
- linkedin.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
LinkedIn in June 2017: the dark wall of faces, now under the browser title “LinkedIn: Log In or Sign Up”.
- reddit.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
Reddit in June 2017: after the MY SUBREDDITS menu the community strip begins with “POPULAR”, and scores are rounded to “18.6k”.
- roblox.com – 2017Dec 2, 2017
Roblox’s homepage in December 2017: the new solid red wordmark with square O’s above the roller coaster and sign-up form.
- wordpress.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
WordPress.com uses a blue hero and a 28% claim about WordPress software, with Business plugins and themes below.
- youtube.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
“Trending” heads the rows; this June capture still has the logo from before the August redesign.
- kongregate.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
Kongregate's 2017 homepage: a Wartune promotion spans the header above the new-game tiles and highest-rated lists.
- spotify.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
Spotify in June 2017: “3 months of Premium for $0.99.” on a coral gradient, with carousel arrows.
- twitter.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
Twitter in June 2017: a pink “What’s happening?” header, Moments and a yellow privacy-policy banner.
- zillow.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
Zillow.com in June 2017: “Find your way home”, a “Be ready to buy” lender banner and San Francisco’s most recently built homes.
- airbnb.com – 2017May 31, 2017
A white page, “Anywhere” in search and tabs for homes and experiences.
- dropbox.com – 2017Jun 15, 2017
Dropbox.com in June 2017: “Boost productivity with Dropbox Business” over a photo of hands on a laptop.
- tumblr.com – 2017Feb 1, 2017
Tumblr in February 2017: full-screen illustration, “Come for what you love. Stay for what you discover.” and a blue “Get Started” button.
- github.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
GitHub in June 2017: “Built for developers” on dark gray, with the sign-up form in a white card.
- stackoverflow.com – 2017Jun 16, 2017
Stack Overflow in June 2017: “Join the Stack Overflow Community”, 7.3 million programmers, a new top bar.
- bing.com – 2017Mar 1, 2017
Bing in March 2017: a trumpeter in New Orleans and a “Hear the homepage” tip for the page's audio.
- minecraft.net – 2017Jun 15, 2017
Minecraft’s homepage in June 2017: a wide game scene, “Buy Minecraft for PC/Mac - available from $26.95”, and cards for Realms, Add-Ons and Marketplace.
- soundcloud.com – 2017Oct 1, 2017
SoundCloud’s homepage in October 2017: “Connect on SoundCloud” over a purple striped photo, with Sign up for free and a search box.
- instagram.com – 2017Aug 1, 2017
Instagram.com in August 2017: the sign-up form beside a phone showing a photo of an orange succulent in the editing screen.
- pinterest.com – 2017Jun 1, 2017
“Welcome to Pinterest. The world's catalog of ideas.”
- twitch.tv – 2017Apr 1, 2017
Twitch.tv in April 2017: a blue Twitch Prime bar, an embed error in the player and an IRL tile among Featured Games.
- discord.com – 2017Apr 15, 2017
Discord's 2017 homepage repeats the Blurple device illustration; the replay misses its download buttons.
- openai.com – 2017Jun 11, 2017
OpenAI’s homepage in June 2017: the blossom, “Discovering and enacting the path to safe artificial general intelligence.” and a cover for OpenAI Baselines, No. 5.
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