What did LinkedIn look like the first time you visited the site in 2003? How's The New York Times' homepage look back in 1996? We found the earliest versions of some of the most visited websites today, like Facebook, Google, and The Huffington Post.
Here's what the sites looked like then, and what they look like now. Web design has come a long way.
LinkedIn - Then (May 2003)
LinkedIn - Now
Google - Then (1998)
Google - Now
The Huffington Post - Then
(On the day of its launch, May 2005)
The Huffington Post - Now
Myspace - Then (October 2003)
Myspace - Now
YouTube - Then (May 2005)
YouTube - Now
Twitter - Then (October 2006)
Twitter - Now
Yahoo! - Then (1994)
Yahoo! - Now
AOL - Then (version 2.0 in 1994 and 1.0 disk)
AOL - Now
Digg - Then (2004)
Digg - Now
The New York Times - Then (1996)
The New York Times - Now
eBay - Then (as Auction Web in 1997)
eBay - Now
Flickr - Then (April 2004)
Flickr - Now
Facebook - Then (2004)
Facebook - Now
Silicon Alley Insider (pre-Business Insider) then:
Business Insider now:
Via - Link