What 14 Popular Websites Used To Look Like

What did LinkedIn look like the first time you visited the site in 2003? How'd The New York Times' homepage look back in 1996?

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We found the earliest versions of some of the most visited websites today, like Facebook, Google, and The Huffington Post.

Here's what the sites looked like then, and what they look like now. Web design has come a long way.

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Duling.org
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LinkedIn - Then (May 2003)

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Ignite Social Media

LinkedIn - Now

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LinkedIn
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Google - Then (1998)

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Google

Google - Now

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google
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The Huffington Post - Then (On the day of its launch, May 2005)

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Village Voice

The Huffington Post - Now

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The Huffington Post
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Myspace - Then (October 2003)

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Ignite Social Media

Myspace - Now

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Myspace
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YouTube - Then (May 2005)

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Ignite Social Media

YouTube - Now

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YouTube
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Twitter - Then (October 2006)

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Ignite Social Media

Twitter - Now

Twitter
Twitter
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Yahoo! - Then (1994)

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CNET

Yahoo! - Now

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Yahoo
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AOL - Then (version 2.0 in 1994 and 1.0 disk)

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Duling.org

AOL - Now

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AOL
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Digg - Then (2004)

digg
Ignite Social Media

Digg - Now

digg
Digg
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The New York Times - Then (1996)

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Content Marketing Today

The New York Times - Now

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New York Times
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eBay - Then (as Auction Web in 1997)

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eBay - Now

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eBay
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Flickr - Then (April 2004)

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Ignite Social Media

Flickr - Now

flickr
Flickr
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Facebook - Then (2004)

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Impact Watch

Facebook - Now

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Facebook
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Silicon Alley Insider (pre-Business Insider) then:

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Silicon Alley Insider

Business Insider now:

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Business Insider
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For more on the old web, check out:

Ray Tomlinson first email
Ray Tomlinson sent to world's first email in 1971. He sent it to himself. Flickr via whlwcl

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