What 23 popular websites used to look like
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What did LinkedIn look like the first time you visited the site in 2003?
How ugly was Yahoo! in 1994?
We found the earliest versions of some of the most visited websites today, like Facebook, Google and Buzzfeed.
Here's what the sites looked like then, and what they look like now. Web design has come a long way — oh, and the ads have gotten a lot fancier.
<h3>Wikipedia: Then (2001)</h3>
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5519b9b869bedd943c84a681-400-300/wikipedia-then-2001.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Wikipedia: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5519b9df6da811295a1d0d61-400-300/wikipedia-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Weather.com: Then (1996)</h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/52f51688ecad04426fbf8b7d-400-300/weathercom-then-1996.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Weather.com: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5519ae5f69bedd62778c035c-400-300/weathercom-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Reddit: Then (2005)</h3>
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5519b7a6eab8ea095ed6930a-400-300/reddit-then-2005.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Reddit: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5519b7dcecad04f95e47c8bc-400-300/reddit-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Pinterest: Then (2010)</h3>
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5519b8d56bb3f74f1784a684-400-300/pinterest-then-2010.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Pinterest: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5519b882ecad04f35e47c8bb-400-300/pinterest-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>BuzzFeed: Then (2006)</h3>
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/52f52bc66da811f60abf8b78-400-300/buzzfeed-then-2006.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>BuzzFeed: Now </h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5519ae9aecad04b72888dea2-400-300/buzzfeed-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Google: Then (1998)</h3>
<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/52f4e6c06da8111e47bf8b78-400-300/google-then-1998.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Google: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5519aeb76da811bc27dd9d1d-400-300/google-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Tumblr: Then (2007): </h3>
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/52f3bfa26bb3f7285b6ea825-400-300/tumblr-then-2007.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Tumblr: Now </h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5519aeef6da811382b1d0d61-400-300/tumblr-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>AOL: Then (version 2.0 in 1994 and 1.0 disk)</h3>
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/52f507076da8110f58bf8b78-400-300/aol-then-version-20-in-1994-and-10-disk.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>AOL: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5519af376da81129291d0d61-400-300/aol-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Whitehouse.gov: Then (1996)</h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/52f40ae869bedd5e730330e1-400-300/whitehousegov-then-1996.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Whitehouse.gov: Now </h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5519b05a69bedd060e84a683-400-300/whitehousegov-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>eBay: Then (1995)</h3>
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5519b688eab8eaa453d6930d-400-300/ebay-then-1995.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>eBay: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5519b659eab8eaa853d6930b-400-300/ebay-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Yelp: Then (2004)</h3>
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/52f3c50b69beddce6d0330e2-400-300/yelp-then-2004.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Yelp: Now </h3>
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5519b0826da811c6311d0d61-400-300/yelp-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Foursquare: Then (2009)</h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/52f3c0e569bedd2f580330e9-400-300/foursquare-then-2009.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Foursquare: Now </h3>
<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5519b14069beddf51784a681-400-300/foursquare-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>LinkedIn: Then (2003)</h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/52f4e5c86da811fa40bf8b7d-400-300/linkedin-then-2003.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>LinkedIn: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5519b1686bb3f7d67984a683-400-300/linkedin-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>The Huffington Post: Then (on the day of its launch, May 2005)</h3>
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/52f4e92669beddda2d24c456-400-300/the-huffington-post-then-on-the-day-of-its-launch-may-2005.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>The Huffington Post: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5519b21669beddfd1784a681-400-300/the-huffington-post-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Myspace: Then (2003)</h3>
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/52f4f95e6bb3f7d6791afa4b-400-300/myspace-then-2003.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Myspace: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5519b259eab8ea8442d6930a-400-300/myspace-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>YouTube: Then (2005)</h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/52f4fa8c69beddb37424c454-400-300/youtube-then-2005.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>YouTube: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5519b27f6bb3f7817f84a681-400-300/youtube-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Twitter: Then (2006)</h3>
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4dc1b87cccd1d546221c0000-400-300/twitter-then-2006.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Twitter: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5519b2ac6bb3f7d27e84a683-400-300/twitter-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Yahoo!: Then (1994)</h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4dc1a55f49e2aea759250000-400-300/yahoo-then-1994.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Yahoo!: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5519b2ccecad04984847c8bb-400-300/yahoo-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>The New York Times: Then (1996-note the funny text at the bottom)</h3>
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/52f5093769bedd622b24c451-400-300/the-new-york-times-then-1996note-the-funny-text-at-the-bottom.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>The New York Times: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5519b2faecad049a4847c8bb-400-300/the-new-york-times-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Flickr: Then (2004)</h3>
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/52f50a8569bedd213224c44b-400-300/flickr-then-2004.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Flickr: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5519b3236bb3f7877f84a681-400-300/flickr-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Facebook: Then (2004)</h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/52f1098769beddb10c3f190a-400-300/facebook-then-2004.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Facebook: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5519b3546da81136381d0d63-400-300/facebook-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Silicon Alley Insider (pre-Business Insider): Then</h3>
<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/52f5156e6da811330abf8b89-400-300/silicon-alley-insider-pre-business-insider-then.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Business Insider: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5519b3bf6da81128411d0d61-400-300/business-insider-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Amazon: Then (1995)</h3>
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/550d80986bb3f74365857885-400-300/amazon-then-1995.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Amazon: Now</h3>
<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5519b5216da81120441d0d61-400-300/amazon-now.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Now, see how Amazon made it from that early version to where it is today...</h3>
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/53c03f7969beddfb7278d754-400-300/now-see-how-amazon-made-it-from-that-early-version-to-where-it-is-today.jpg" alt="" />
<h2>Watch the evolution of Amazon over the years>></h2>
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