A Brief History as Searchles Celebrates its 1.022 year Birthday - Chew on THAT, Google

Upon noticing the fact that Google turned a ripe 9 years-old this fine, fine Thursday, we decided that we like to celebrate the good times too...and it is, indeed, Searchles' 1.022 year birthday - having launched September 19 in the year two-thousand six. A brief irrelevant history of the evolution of Searchles follows:

* Sometime before the year 1980 -- little Dumbfounder is born...showing great promise - as his first word uttered came out sounding a little like "google", shockingly enough. He would not be able to say "yahoo" for at least another 9 months. He still struggles with "wikipedia".

* Somewhere around 1987 -- the Jazzercise fitness program hits its peak in the US, proving yet again that the crowd loves a good business name that mashes two previously separate words into one word of awesomeness (search + circles =....hmmm). Somewhere in Northern Virginia, Dumbfounder smiles.

* 1997ish -- Caveman first sees Aishwarya Rai in Bollywood film debut and thinks "Gosh...wouldn't it be swell if this video was online."

* Circa 1998 -- Google starts up, apparently...whatevs.

* November 1, 2003 -- Dumbfounder begins work on Dumbfind, the proprietary search technology behind Searchles.

* September 19, 2006 -- SEARCHLES LAUNCH!! Worlds collide, planets align, Britney's divorce proceedings are in full swing....here at Searchles HQ, local microbrews are toasted in lieu of champagne.

* March 8, 2007 -- Searchles TV launches, immediately followed by a lovely cease & desist letter from counsel to Sony's Grouper. Dumbfounder laughs. Caveman pieces together first channel of Aishwarya Rai - the world is right again.

* September 27, 2007 -- Searchles turns 1.022 years-old. We wish you had all been here to blow out the candle(s?). It's not the same without you.

And in honor of dear Caveman...one of his personal favorites: