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		gdm85 on Feb 8, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lycos is still around and its search is pretty goo... > After any Sponsored Links, the Web Results section shows information that comes from LookSmart or AllTheWeb. From https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2004/03/15/how-lycos-works...

exikyut on Feb 8, 2020 | [–]

Interesting.

AllTheWeb === Yahoo now.

The few test queries I tried on Lycos seem to be identical (almost down to the ordering) when I tried them on looksmart.com.

PostOnce on Feb 8, 2020 | [–]

That is from 2004, and alltheweb no longer exists? Looksmart still exists though.

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