Spread Certificate · No. HIS-01484
This certifies how far it spread
Hampster Dance
Deidre LaCarte (creator); later Abatis International (rights) ·August 1998 ·seeded onOpen webthenAudioGroup chatsTVPress
Spread Score
50
Notable
Verified independently
Verified
260
Reported copycat sites; no platform counter
Sun Sentinel
Verified
6 outlets
National press, from Salon and The Independent
Verified
Week of Dec 25, 1999
Milestone date, Aug 1998 to Week of Dec 25, 1999
Verified
5 platforms
Started on Open web
Claimed, not audited
Claimed
60M
Old domain reported visitors before replacement; unaudited
Per Salon
Claimed
2.2M
Original GeoCities page hits, operator tally reported by press
Per Chief Marketer
Claimed
2M
Reported site hits; not unique visitors or verified pageviews
Per Sun Sentinel