Then the dotcom bubble burst and Doubleclick sold its ad network business to Max Worldwide.

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After the dotcom bubble burst in 2001, many firms turned to Linux and other open-source software to save money.

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The exceptions, however, have occurred when the world economy has slowed unexpectedly most notably in 1998, after the Asian crisis, and in 2001, after the dotcom bubble burst.

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The dotcom bubble has burst, but not the bubble in the broader stockmarket.

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By mid-2001 the dotcom bubble had burst and Arzoo had folded.

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It's important to remember that the dotcom bubble had just burst and many people were mistaking this stock market meltdown for an internet meltdown.

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