Sunday, 30th September 2007

It's Official: WiseNut is No More

If you've been following the search engine biz for a long time you likely remember the rise and fall of WiseNut. It was acquired by LookSmart several years ago. We haven't really heard or ready anything about WiseNut of late. Now, in the past few days the site was removed telling users to visit LookSmart, "learn more about other LookSmart products."

See Also: WiseNut Home Page, April, 2001

See Also: WiseNut Home Page, April, 2003

See Also: First WiseNut Entry in The Wayback Machine (2000)

See Also: LookSmart to Acquire WiseNut (April, 2002 via Search Engine Watch)

See Also: WiseNut Review by Greg Notess (via Search Engine Showdown, April, 2003)

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