George Santayana said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." So...with all of the Web 2.0 hype currently happening, let's see what lessons we learned from the dot-com boom of the late 90's. Below are the names of 25 companies that were dot-com darlings but are no longer with us. Can you tell if they were...

Acquired or Expired?

 acquiredexpired
Women.com
Kozmo
Petopia
PetPlanet.com
PetVantage.net
Petstore.com
Pets.com
MotherNature.com
eMusic
Asera
Boo.com
Intend Change
Handspring
SixDegrees
Broadvision
Rumpus.com
Autoweb
eToys.com
Webvan
Freemarkets
Egghead.com
Jungle.com
Firstauction
esurance
MountainZone.com
 acquiredexpired



Your Score:


How many correct answers did you get?

0-5: Admit it...you're still all about the sock puppet.

6-10: What...they don’t teach hustle at Harvard’s MBA program?

11-15: Longing for the return of Kozmo, every time you get the munchies.

16-20: Not bad, but seriously...take a pass on starting that "Flickr-meets-Dogster-meets-Digg" thing, m'kay?

21-24: Good sense hasn't gone the way of the dodo. Nicely done!

25: Well, hello there Mr. Buffett!!!

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