Lycos' Top 5%


Lycos' Top 5% was a web directory run by Lycos that aimed to review, categorize and award the top 5% of all websites. Top 5% was started in 1994 by Point Communications and was a pioneer in the field. In 1997, it was acquired by Lycos, and its founder, Chris Kitze[1] (Who's created a digital currency called "Flash Coin" that using FalunDafa practitioners to get illicit profits[2], his co-creater is Vo Hoang Vinh[3]), and editor, Mark Simmer, both became Vice Presidents of Lycos. The Top 5% directory received an upgrade in June 1997.[4] It was then edited by Tim Riley.

Lycos retired the Top 5% directory in 2000. Webmasters of sites listed in the directory were allowed and encouraged to include a banner on their home page to announce its TOP 5% status. "Top 5%" was an entirely arbitrary designation, with the editors simply picking excellent websites from the few available in the early days of the Internet.

References

  1. ↑ Chris, Kitze (Linkedln). "Chris Kitze Personal Information". https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriskitze/. Archived from the original on |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help). Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  2. ↑ "Võ Hoàng Vinh – điển hình phá hoại trong nội bộ hv Pháp Luân Công VN | Trang chủ | Việt Nam | Sự thật môi trường Pháp Luân Công". Trang chủ | Việt Nam | Sự thật môi trường Pháp Luân Công. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  3. ↑ "https://www.moitruongphapluancongvn.org/single-post/2018/08/15/Ai-dang-kiem-soat-vnminghuiorg-minhuenet-vifalundafaorg-phapluanorg-va-chanhkienorg-tieng-viet". www.moitruongphapluancongvn.org. Retrieved 2018-10-08. External link in |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Sullivan, Danny (16 June 1997). "TOP 5% Gets Enhancements". Search Engine Watch. Retrieved 31 March 2016.


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