We have no affiliations with brokerage, investment management or investment banking firms, " EnnisKnupp used to state right in the middle of its Web homepage under the headline "conflict-free investment consulting.

FORBES: Magazine Article

First, the facts: Google surprised the world today with a highly interactive homepage that uses cutting edge web technologies to scatter and gather bouncing balls based on user mouse input.

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In its own contribution, the Google web search engine is putting a dark background on its homepage.

BBC: Cities dim lights for environment

That's what several major Web sites learned Tuesday afternoon when a power outage in downtown San Francisco disabled 365 Main , a Web server company that hosts sites including Craigslist, Technorati, SixApart, Yelp, GameSpot, the homepage of Sun Microsystems (nyse: SUN - news - people ) and Red Envelope.

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At that time the web was often described as an enormous digital library that you could visit or contribute to by building a homepage.

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