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WDYL (search engine)

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What Do You Love
Google WDYL homepage
Google WDYL home page
Type of site
Search engine
Available inMultilingual (124)
OwnerGoogle
Created bySergey Brin and Larry Page
RevenueFrom AdWords
URLlist of domain names http://www.wdyl.com/
IPv6 supportYes, by arrangement ipv6.wdyl.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedJune 27, 2011 (2011-06-27)[1]
Current statusInactive (404'd as of July-2018)

What Do You Love (WDYL) was a metasearch engine from Google. The main purpose of WDYL is to get more of what you love by searching across numerous Google products with one click. The search is censored with search words deemed inappropriate by Google, resulting in the user being redirected to the WDYL page for kittens with an image of a rainbow in the background. The service is now inactive, with the URL resulting in a 404 response. This discontinuation reflects the dynamic nature of Google's service offerings, where they frequently test, iterate, and sometimes retire various projects based on user engagement and strategic focus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Google's launches new service "What Do You Love.com"". Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  2. ^ Keeling, Debbie Isobel; Keeling, Kathleen; de Ruyter, Ko; Laing, Angus (2021-03-01). "How value co-creation and co-destruction unfolds: a longitudinal perspective on dialogic engagement in health services interactions". Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.
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