CALDER.NET was registered by Bruce Calder in 1996 and has been used as a hobby/sideline
since then to house his three mailing lists, Joke of the Day, The Daily Info, and This Day In History.
After the internet crash in 2000-2001, CALDER.NET and the associated mailing lists were not as actively
maintained while Calder.Net was revamped. In July of 2003, The Calder Gazette was born as a centre (center) for opinion
and in addition to Bruce, contributing columnists were (and still are) attracted to write articles in order to
provide a large body of original content from various viewpoints.
On November 11, 2003, GetSwap was launched as part of the Calder.Network. GetSwap
is a free service allowing the publishers of internet mailing lists, or "e-zines" to help each other build their
readership.
In July of 2004, the Pay-Per-Click Search Engine FetchCO was acquired and incorporated as part of the Calder.Network.
A directory of websites will be created and maintained for FetchCO in the hopes of making that
search engine a valuable part of the internet. In addition to FetchCO, Survey Advantages
was acquired as well, and will provide information for those wishing to make a little
money and have a little fun filling out surveys.
The expectation is that Calder.Net will continue to grow and become a serious presence on the internet, with
regularly updated content by talented and respected writers and contributors.
