vs Comparison

goo.gl vs Lycos

Who’s behind each, what their homepages track, what they cost and how often their policies changed, measured the same way for both. By what they offer, they’re close.

goo.gl

goo.gl was Google's URL shortener domain, later used for Firebase Dynamic Links redirects; the root page shows only an error message and existing short links are being retired.

Lycos

Lycos is a web portal offering private web search that does not build a user profile, plus aggregated news headlines from partner outlets and assorted tools; historically also email, chat and domain services.

Company
Part of google.com
Not stated
Registered in
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Online since
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Audience
Top 100
Top 10K
Trackers on the homepage
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  • Tag manager: Google Tag Manager
Ad trackers
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None
Cookie banner
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Prices
No pricing page found
No pricing page found
Last price change
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Privacy policy changes
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Terms changes
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Open positions
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Trackers are what each homepage loads before cookie consent; changes count since we started checking each site weekly. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.