[1532]Winamp MP3 search
https://web.archive.org/web/20000808234727/http://www.winamp.com:80/
AOL gained its first experience with a music search as early as 2001 with its Winamp application. For just four weeks, Winamp included a web-based MP3 search, but unfortunately they were not able to exclude illegal music content, so the search was quickly stopped again.
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| Launched | 2000 | ||
| Closed | 2000 | ||
| Developer | AOL | ||
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| Topic | Music, Sound & Video Search engine | ||
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| Used SeEn | Inktomi | ||
| Older Version | Internet Archive / WebCite | ||
| 2001: »AOL Music Search, a new music search engine, scheduled for release later this fall, will enable members to more conveniently find a range of music offerings, links to AOL content partners and retailers.« Source | |||
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| Wikipedia (EN): n.a. | ||
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| Nick Wingfield and Martin Peers (2000): AOL Is Taking Down MP3 Search Engine URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB965864619718115505 | ||
| Jim Hu (2002): AOL pulls MP3 search engine URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20191110091504/https://www.cnet.com/news/aol-pulls-mp3-search-engine/ | ||
| Ryan Tate (2000): AOL to pull MP3 search engine URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20010423023846/http://www.upside.com/News/3991d26b0.html | ||
| Ryan Tate (2000): AOL's MP3 search service similar to one being sued by Time Warner URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20010418154507/http://www.upside.com/News/398f50560.html | ||
Created: 2019-11-10