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HotBot was one of the early Internet search engines and was launched in May 1996 as a service of Wired Magazine. It was launched using a "new links" strategy of marketing, claiming to update its search database more often than its competitors. Though competitive when it was acquired by Lycos in 1998, HotBot has in recent years reduced its scope. Today the website is merely a front end for three third-party search engines, MSN, Ask.com and Google. It was one of the first search engines to offer the ability to search within search results. It is also one of the most basic, spamless, quick loading search engine pages there is. No banners. Just a simple text box to search from and the option to select different skins.
HotBot tools
The HotBot Deskbar allows users to search the internet from the Microsoft Windows taskbar, as well as the ability to search for files on the user's own hard drive. Other features include an alarm, search shortcuts, online calendar and a calculator. The HotBot Deskbar is based on Dave's Quick Search Deskbar.
During March 2004, Lycos made available the HotBot Desktop, a toolbar for the Internet Explorer browser that enables users to search both the web and their own hard drive from the browser window.
It also offers the ability to search the browser history, e-mail files and RSS feeds.
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Internet search engines | Desktop search engines | 1996 establishments
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