The original homepages of the websites we use everyday

Technology around the web has moved on dramatically since the launch of Google in 1998 but what did the internet giants look like when they first launched? 

“Twttr” and Facebook as you will see have probably improved the most since their launch dates in 2004 and 2005 and simplicity seems to be the key to the success of all these internet giants.  

Here’s a now and then of all our favourite websites that we use every day:

Google -

Google’s Homepage back in 1998

Google’s Homepage as you know it today

Twitter -

Twitters Homepage back in 2005

Twitter as we know it today

YouTube –

YouTube 2005

YouTube 2012

Facebook -

Facebook 2004

Facebook 2012