often attributive
: a company that markets its products or services usually exclusively online via a website
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But unlike companies in the dot-com era, Nvidia is supported by strong business fundamentals — the company posted first-quarter revenue growth of 270% over 2023 — that have Wall Street coming back for more.
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Laura Bratton, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
The dot-com bubble made things worse, causing defaults to approach 5%.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The Audible player never took off, but the companion Audible.com platform grew roots in the nascent dot-com business.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
One was the dot-com bust that began in 2000, following strong stock market gains and economic growth in the late 1990s, as the internet was ramping up.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
Ballmer took over for Gates during a key moment of transition, in 2000, managing through the aftermath of a famous antitrust case that dated back to 1998, as well as the aftermath of the dot-com crash and the emergence of fierce competition from rivals both new and old: Google and Apple.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2024
Jeremy Grantham, who predicted the dot-com crash in 2000 and the financial crisis in 2008, recently warned that AI is a bubble that could start to deflate.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
That was the peak of another technology boom — the dot-com bubble.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Levin and then-AOL CEO Steve Case announced the $350 billion deal to merge the two companies on Jan. 10, 2000, at the height of the dot-com bubble.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Laura Bratton, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
The dot-com bubble made things worse, causing defaults to approach 5%.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The Audible player never took off, but the companion Audible.com platform grew roots in the nascent dot-com business.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
One was the dot-com bust that began in 2000, following strong stock market gains and economic growth in the late 1990s, as the internet was ramping up.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
Ballmer took over for Gates during a key moment of transition, in 2000, managing through the aftermath of a famous antitrust case that dated back to 1998, as well as the aftermath of the dot-com crash and the emergence of fierce competition from rivals both new and old: Google and Apple.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2024
Jeremy Grantham, who predicted the dot-com crash in 2000 and the financial crisis in 2008, recently warned that AI is a bubble that could start to deflate.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
That was the peak of another technology boom — the dot-com bubble.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Levin and then-AOL CEO Steve Case announced the $350 billion deal to merge the two companies on Jan. 10, 2000, at the height of the dot-com bubble.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
from the use of .com in the URLs of such companies
First Known Use
1994, in the meaning defined above
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“Dot-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dot-com. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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