May 13, 2002
RealNames, Pioneer of Keywords, Shutting Down
RealNames, Pioneer of Keywords, Shutting Down
RealNames Corp., one of the firms that pioneered the keyword approach to Internet addressing, will go out of business, and as a result thousands of Internet keywords will go dark before the end of June, according to a source familiar with the situation. Triggering the shutdown was a decision by Microsoft Corp., which allows keywords to resolve in its popular Internet Explorer Web browser, not to renew its exclusive contract with RealNames, the source said.
Posted by rshah at May 13, 2002 12:00 PM