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== History ==
== History ==
LEGO.com, then called the LEGO World Wide Web Site, went online on 22 March 1996 at 18:45:50 [[Wikipedia:Central European Time|CET]]. Its launch was announced on 29 March 1996 after a week of system testing and user feedback. It was created largely in response to LEGO fan sites ("LEGO homepages") and the [[Wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] [[Wikipedia:Usenet newsgroup|newsgroup]] [[rec.toys.lego]].<ref name="press_8"/>
LEGO.com, then called the LEGO World Wide Web Site, went online on 22 March 1996 at 18:45:50 [[Wikipedia:Central European Time|CET]]. Its launch was announced on 29 March 1996 after a week of system testing and user feedback. It was created largely in response to LEGO fan sites ("LEGO homepages") and the [[Wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] [[Wikipedia:Usenet newsgroup|newsgroup]] [[rec.toys.lego]].<ref name="press_8"/>
The lego.com domain was registered on 22 August 1995 by LEGO Juris A/S.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.whois.com/whois/lego.com |title=Whois lego.com |website=Whois.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507152316/https://www.whois.com/whois/lego.com |archive-date=2024-05-07 |access-date=7 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>


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Revision as of 17:29, 7 May 2024

LEGO.com
URLwww.lego.com
Launched22 March 1996; 28 years ago (1996-03-22)[1]

LEGO.com is an online store and entertainment website that serves as the official website of the LEGO Group.

History

LEGO.com, then called the LEGO World Wide Web Site, went online on 22 March 1996 at 18:45:50 CET. Its launch was announced on 29 March 1996 after a week of system testing and user feedback. It was created largely in response to LEGO fan sites ("LEGO homepages") and the Usenet newsgroup rec.toys.lego.[1]

The lego.com domain was registered on 22 August 1995 by LEGO Juris A/S.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Press Info: http://www.LEGO.com". LEGO World Wide Web. March 29, 1996. Archived from the original on 10 January 1997.
  2. "Whois lego.com". Whois.com. Archived from the original on 2024-05-07. Retrieved 7 May 2024.