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===The 2000s=== | ===The 2000s=== | ||
Finally, 'Karl's Corner' joined weezer.net in spring 2000, doing near continuous updates for the remainder of 2000, documenting the daily efforts to prepare material (and overcome corporate resistance) for the band's planned 3rd album. | Finally, 'Karl's Corner' joined weezer.net in spring [[2000]], doing near continuous updates for the remainder of 2000, documenting the daily efforts to prepare material (and overcome corporate resistance) for the band's [[Weezer (The Green Album)|planned 3rd album]]. | ||
At this time, the weezer.net crew looked into the status of weezer.com, and learned that a random fan had acquired it several years prior and was sitting on the domain, doing nothing with it. After some delicate negotiation (and some pressure from Geffen Records), the stage was set for Weezer to formally acquire the domain in January of 2001.<ref>''weezer.com'' (Jan, 2001). "Buh-Bye." [https://web.archive.org/web/20010105185100/http://weezer.com:80/index.html Archived].</ref> | At this time, the weezer.net crew looked into the status of weezer.com, and learned that a random fan had acquired it several years prior and was sitting on the domain, doing nothing with it. After some delicate negotiation (and some pressure from Geffen Records), the stage was set for Weezer to formally acquire the domain in January of [[2001]].<ref>''weezer.com'' (Jan, 2001). "Buh-Bye." [https://web.archive.org/web/20010105185100/http://weezer.com:80/index.html Archived].</ref> | ||
Anuj and Dan (the only remaining original weezer.net partners by this point) agreed to transfer weezer.net's contents to weezer.com, while remaining as co-webmasters with Karl. In addition, Weezer acquired the weezer.net domain, to redirect it to weezer.com. Over the course of 2001, Karl, Dan and Anuj redesigned and relaunched the site to coincide with the Green Album's release, including new or revamped pages for tour info, merchandise store, means of contact, and their mailing list.<ref>''weezer.com'' (Nov, 2001). "Welcome page"[https://web.archive.org/web/20011130172746/http://www.weezer.com/]</ref> | Anuj and Dan (the only remaining original weezer.net partners by this point) agreed to transfer weezer.net's contents to weezer.com, while remaining as co-webmasters with Karl. In addition, Weezer acquired the weezer.net domain, to redirect it to weezer.com. Over the course of 2001, Karl, Dan and Anuj redesigned and relaunched the site to coincide with the Green Album's release, including new or revamped pages for tour info, merchandise store, means of contact, and their mailing list.<ref>''weezer.com'' (Nov, 2001). "Welcome page"[https://web.archive.org/web/20011130172746/http://www.weezer.com/]</ref> | ||
Also launched at the time of the Green album's release was a message boards section, the first official Weezer bboard. | Also launched at the time of the Green album's release was a message boards section, the first official Weezer bboard. | ||
In 2002, the site changed to include the cover art from | In [[2002]], the site changed to include the cover art from ''[[Maladroit]]''. Upon entering weezer.com, one was still directed to Karl's Corner.<ref>''weezer.com'' (Jun, 2002). "Welcome page"[https://web.archive.org/web/20020603073833/http://weezer.com/]</ref> | ||
The site was relaunched again in 2005, and continued with various looks and functionality into the 2010s. | The site was relaunched again in [[2005]], and continued with various looks and functionality into the 2010s. | ||
===The 2010s=== | ===The 2010s=== | ||