Server.com was a
software as a service (SaaS) provider that offered a suite of services from 1996 until 2007. It was the first SaaS site to offer a variety of services and the first to use the term
WebApp
A web application (or web app) is application software that is accessed using a web browser. Web applications are delivered on the World Wide Web to users with an active network connection.
History
In earlier computing models like client-serve ...
to describe its services.
It was selected as an Incredibly Useful Site by
Yahoo! Internet Life
''Yahoo! Internet Life'' was a monthly magazine published by Ziff Davis, which licensed the name from Yahoo!, the well-known web portal and search engine website. It was created and launched by G. Barry Golson, the former executive editor of ''P ...
magazine.
net magazine listed Server.com among the 100 most influential websites of all time.
Server.com launched in 1996 offering the first online
personal information manager.
In 1997, they rolled out the first threaded
message board service;
the first web based
mailing list manager
A mailing list is a collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients. The term is often extended to include the people subscribed to such a list, so the group of subscribers is re ...
;
one of the first
online calendar
A digital calendar is a collaborative software, collaborative or personal time management software with a calendar that can be used to keep track of planned events. The calendar can also contain an Appointment scheduling software, appointment b ...
services; and one of the first
online form builders.
In 2000, Server.com partnered with
NBCi
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and became ''server.snap.com'' until 2001.
In 2001, Server.com was serving 100 million monthly pageviews.
Media Life
''Media Life Magazine'' was an online publication that was started in May 1999 by Gene Ely. The publication covered all aspects of the media
Media may refer to:
Communication
* Media (communication), tools used to deliver information or da ...
declared it one of the 20 biggest ad domains on the Web.
In 2002, Server.com developed one of the first web-based
RSS aggregators.
In 2007, all services were moved to ''YourWebApps.com''.
The domain name ''Server.com'' was sold in 2009 for $770,000.
References
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External links
YourWebApps.com- Hosts one last forum as of July, 2022.
- Founder's personal account of Server.com.
Web applications
Internet forum hosting
Electronic mailing lists
Calendaring software
News aggregators
Personal information managers
Internet_properties_established_in_1996
Internet properties disestablished in 2007
Defunct websites