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dub3's pixel tribute to WDYL in 2011: a Modern-era search engine
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2011 page

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WDYL (2011)

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Cost
2 RAM
Power
3
Rarity
Common
Family
Search
Era
Modern (2009 on)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: +3 Power to a random card in your hand.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

It costs 2 RAM to play and brings 3 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Search cards grow with the friends in their lane, and some draw you cards.

The site, in 2011

A Google experiment, What Do You Love, that searched several Google products at once from one box.

Rude search words were blocked and sent to a page of kittens with a rainbow behind them. The service is now inactive, and its address returns a 404 error.

Modern era, 2009 on. Phones, feeds and cookie banners. The web got fast, flat and very sure about notifications.

The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2011 page.

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2011, then plays a short scene. Want WDYL in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.