Legacy Sites

COMPANIES ORIGINALLY CREATED, DEVELOPED AND OPERATED BY WEBMAGIC

Companies created by or with WebMagic® offer a combination of diverse products and services, competitive prices, technological innovation and original editorial content at key World Wide Web domains

pets.com

Pets.com was founded and developed at WebMagic’s Pasadena, California, headquarters. We conceived of the company and set up its web site, offices, staffing, and distribution. In early 1999, we made Pets.com a separate company, brought in venture capital funds from Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Amazon.com.
After kicking Pets.com out of our nest, we moved it to San Francisco where it became fully independent under the guidance of its management team and venture partners. Unfortunately, within 2 weeks of this announcement a dozen other copycat businesses were “launched” by other venture firms that “wanted a piece of the action.” Pets.com went public on February 11, 2000, and the rest is history. The success of Pets.com depended on reaching a certain size in which savings and the economies of scale from having a number of regional warehouses would be fully realized. The copycat businesses threw tons of resources (the top 3 imitators raised an average of nearly $100,000,000.00 each!) in trying to reach critical size before Pets.com did. All they did was make sure all the pet sites used up their resources before reaching critical mass.
We are often asked if we would work with the same venture partners again–Yes, we would.
During this time, the business-to-business phase of the Internet craze was developing. The B2B businesses tended to have twice as many stupid competitors as the Internet retailers experienced. As such, we were one of the few top-tier Internet development houses that did not launch pre-IPO B2B plays.

Internet’s largest toy store

Once the Internet’s largest toy store, WebMagic’s Toys.com set the standard for online toy retailing, attracting customers from all corners of the globe. The business was acquired in 1998 by eToys.

cooking.com

Spun off in 1998, WebMagic’s Cooking.com was envisioned as a comprehensive online portal for kitchen enthusiasts and culinary professionals.

Sports.com

Following the success of Toys.com, WebMagic’s Sports.com was designed to be a sports fan’s paradise, with scores, news and more. It was acquired in 1998 by CBS SportsLine.

Auctions.com

Poised to capitalize on the exploding success of online auctions, WebMagic’s Auctions.com was envisioned as a sleek resource for buyers and sellers. It was acquired in 1998 by Auction Universe.

Collectibles.com

WebMagic’s Collectibles.com was intended to be the leading Web site for high-quality items — everything from fine jewelry to rare coins. It was acquired in 1998 by Shop At Home.

Sales.com

Acquired by Siebel Systems in 1998, WebMagic’s Sales.com was designed to be a comprehensive resource for sales professionals.

World Wide Web Organization

Created in early 1994 by WebMagic in conjunction with Cisco Systems and ADC Kentrox, the World Wide Web Organization (Web.org) provided a rich guide to the Web and its resources, plus the monthly Webby awards to spotlight online innovation. Web.org was decommissioned in 1997.

The following key Internet domains also started their life at WebMagic:

Admissions.com
Admitted.com
AlarmSystems.com
Arbitrate.com
Asia.com
Ask.com
Bridesmaid.com
CarLoans.com
CEO.com

Admissions.com
Admitted.com
AlarmSystems.com
Arbitrate.com
Asia.com
Ask.com
Bridesmaid.com
CarLoans.com
CEO.com

Admissions.com
Admitted.com
AlarmSystems.com
Arbitrate.com
Asia.com
Ask.com
Bridesmaid.com
CarLoans.com
CEO.com

Rescue.com
Rooms.com
Snacks.com
Sponsor.com
Talent.com
WeddingFlowers.com

Bahamas.org
Dentists.org

Education.org
Farms.org

Loans.org
Usenet.org

Dentistry.net
Diets.net
Driving.net

Education.net
Farmers.net
History.net

Jewel.net
Kitchen.net
Movers.net

Stamps.net

WebMagic has also donated a number of domains to charity, including:

Cancer.net
Coin.net
Debtors.com
Employment.net
European.org

Exporter.net
ForeignAffairs.com
Fuel.org
Lymphoma.org
Opportunity.net

Protein.net
RhodeIsland.org
Salem.com
Swimmers.net
Technology.net

TempServices.com
Wool.net