Browse Happy
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Browse Happy is a website urging users to upgrade their web browsers.
History[edit]
The site was initially created by the Web Standards Project in August 2004 to convince users to switch to a web browser other than Microsoft's Internet Explorer.[1] It focused on security issues in Internet Explorer and suggested four alternatives: Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Safari and Google Chrome. The core of the site was a collection of testimonials by people who had switched from Internet Explorer to alternative web browsers.[2]
In June 2005, the Web Standards Project decided that an anti-Internet Explorer campaign did not fit with their mission, and they handed the site over to Matt Mullenweg.[3]
On December 18, 2007, it was discovered that the browsehappy.com site contained hidden links in the footer to freecookingrecipes.net, an online recipe site.[4]
The site is now[specify] maintained by WordPress.com[5] with collaboration from HTML5 Boilerplate team members.
References[edit]
- ^ Festa, Paul (2004-08-24). "Browser campaign slams IE". CNET News. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ heise - "Glücklich browsen" ohne Internet Explorer - Staff Writer - 25.08.2004 [1]
- ^ BrowseHappy Now Part of WordPress as WaSP Refocuses Mission - Molly E. Holzschlag - [2] Archived 2005-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BrowseHappy's Homemade Holiday Treats
- ^ "Browse Happy". GitHub. 7 September 2021.
