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Type of site | Search engine |
|---|---|
| Successor(s) | Go.com |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | Disney Interactive |
| URL | infoseek |
| Commercial | Mixed |
| Launched | January 1994 |
| Current status | Closed as of 1999 |
Infoseek (also known as the "big yellow"[1]) was an American internet search engine founded in 1994 by Steve Kirsch.[2]
Infoseek was originally operated by the Infoseek Corporation, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.[3] Infoseek was bought by The Walt Disney Company in 1999,[4] and the technology was merged with that of the Disney-acquired Starwave to form the Go.com network.[5]
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