Google Circles? Meh. Here's Lycos Circles (2004)

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Post by andrewcurioso » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 4:48 PM UTC

Google Circles? Meh. Here's Lycos Circles (2004)
info.lycos.com

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Post by emp_ » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 5:45 PM UTC

Touchscreen tablets, 1999

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Post by zach » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 6:03 PM UTC

Awesome find!

I'm sure the Appleseed Project evangelist will drop by to mention they were also founded in 2004 in 3, 2, 1...

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Post by betolive » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 6:09 PM UTC

or the never announced Windows Live Circles http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0132365.html

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Post by andrewcurioso » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 6:09 PM UTC

zach wrote: post #3

Awesome find! I'm sure the Appleseed Project evangelist will drop by to mention they were also founded in 2004 in 3, 2, 1...

Thanks. I used to work for Lycos. The Circles project was before my time but it came up in conversation now and then. So when I heard Google Circles it was the first thing that came to mind.

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Post by nshanske » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 6:19 PM UTC

I was very much involved in the Lycos Circles product and sent Andrew the link yesterday. If I had any hair left, I'd have been pulling it out yesterday. Maybe it's time to add Lycos Circles to my LinkedIn profile

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Post by andrewcurioso » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 6:22 PM UTC

nshanske wrote: post #6

I was very much involved in the Lycos Circles product and sent Andrew the link yesterday. If I had any hair left, I'd have been pulling it out yesterday. Maybe it's time to add Lycos Circles to my LinkedIn profile

To be fair, Neal. You did send me the link _after_ I IMed you saying, "Hey, didn't Lycos have a product called Circles?" ;)

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Post by methodin » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 7:11 PM UTC

Did this ever actually launch? I don't recall ever hearing about it although I probably wouldn't have remembered anyway. I also didn't realize lycos was still around!

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Post by grishick » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 7:47 PM UTC

This quote sounds funny today: "Unlike other social networking sites, Lycos Circles focuses on helping users to stay connected, share content and manage relationships with people they already know as well as find new people who share their interests."

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Post by jedsmith » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 8:54 PM UTC

Somebody's Monday:

Hm, what's this? A huge traffic spike to ... there? I still administer that?