Bravenet

/ˈbreɪvˌnɛt/ noun

Definition

A web services company that provides free website tools and hosting services. It offers various web-based applications like guestbooks, forums, and counters.

Etymology

English compound from 'brave' (courageous) and 'net' (network/internet), coined in the late 1990s during the dot-com boom as a brand name for web services.

Kelly Says

BraveNet represents the early internet's philosophy of free services supported by advertising, helping democratize web publishing when creating websites required significant technical knowledge.

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