dot-com bubble

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economic bubble financial crisis speculative bubble stock market bubble

The dot-com bubble was a late-1990s to early-2000s speculative boom and crash in internet-related stocks, driven by excessive investment in unprofitable online companies.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
dot-com bubble canonical	3
Dot-com bubble	1
Internet bubble	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5299796 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: dot-com bubble
Context triple: [AOL–Time Warner merger, tookPlaceDuring, dot-com bubble]

A. Dotcom
Dotcom is a music producer known for contributing to the sound of the collaborative hip-hop project Kids See Ghosts.
B. World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a global system of interlinked hypertext documents and resources accessed via the internet, enabling users worldwide to browse, share, and interact with information through web browsers.
C. Boom
Boom is the official mascot of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, typically depicted as an energetic, anthropomorphic seahawk that entertains fans at games and events.
D. Boom
"Boom" is a track by Snoop Dogg featured on his album *Doggumentary*, showcasing his signature West Coast hip-hop style.
E. Boom
"Boom" is a pop song by Anastacia that served as one of the official anthems of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: dot-com bubble
Target entity description: The dot-com bubble was a late-1990s to early-2000s speculative boom and crash in internet-related stocks, driven by excessive investment in unprofitable online companies.

A. Dotcom
Dotcom is a music producer known for contributing to the sound of the collaborative hip-hop project Kids See Ghosts.
B. World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a global system of interlinked hypertext documents and resources accessed via the internet, enabling users worldwide to browse, share, and interact with information through web browsers.
C. Boom
Boom is the official mascot of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, typically depicted as an energetic, anthropomorphic seahawk that entertains fans at games and events.
D. Boom
"Boom" is a track by Snoop Dogg featured on his album *Doggumentary*, showcasing his signature West Coast hip-hop style.
E. Boom
"Boom" is a pop song by Anastacia that served as one of the official anthems of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	economic bubble ⓘ financial crisis ⓘ speculative bubble ⓘ stock market bubble ⓘ
affectedMarket	equity markets ⓘ labor market for software engineers ⓘ venture capital market ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Internet bubble ⓘ linked to: dot-com bubble dotcom bubble ⓘ technology bubble ⓘ
burstPeriod	2000 ⓘ 2001 ⓘ 2002 ⓘ
causedByBelief	assumption that internet companies could rapidly monetize traffic ⓘ belief that market share was more important than profitability ⓘ
characterizedBy	business plans focused on growth over profits ⓘ heavy spending on marketing by startups ⓘ high valuations of unprofitable companies ⓘ large number of IPOs ⓘ rapid rise in technology stock prices ⓘ speculative trading by retail investors ⓘ use of metrics like page views instead of profits ⓘ
consequence	collapse of many internet startups ⓘ increased scrutiny of technology valuations ⓘ layoffs in technology sector ⓘ losses for investors ⓘ recession in early 2000s in the United States ⓘ reduction in venture capital funding ⓘ sharp decline in technology stock prices ⓘ
drivenBy	deregulation in telecommunications ⓘ easy access to capital ⓘ excessive optimism about online business models ⓘ low interest rates ⓘ speculation in internet stocks ⓘ venture capital investment in startups ⓘ
geographicScope	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America global financial markets ⓘ
historicalSignificance	example of speculative mania in modern markets ⓘ major technology sector correction ⓘ
involvedIndex	NASDAQ Composite ⓘ linked to: Nasdaq Composite Index NASDAQ-100 ⓘ linked to: NASDAQ-100 Index
involvedInstrument	equity financing ⓘ initial public offerings ⓘ stock options ⓘ
mainSector	internet-related companies ⓘ technology stocks ⓘ telecommunications sector ⓘ
notableCompanyType	.com startups ⓘ internet portals ⓘ online retailers ⓘ web hosting companies ⓘ
peakIndexLevel	NASDAQ Composite above 5000 points in March 2000 ⓘ
peakPeriod	1999 ⓘ early 2000 ⓘ
precededBy	1990s economic expansion ⓘ
regulatoryResponse	Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 ⓘ
relatedTo	Y2K period ⓘ information technology revolution ⓘ telecom bubble ⓘ
timePeriod	early 2000s ⓘ late 1990s ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AOL–Time Warner merger → tookPlaceDuring → dot-com bubble ⓘ

Startup.com → subject → dot-com bubble ⓘ

dot-com bubble → alsoKnownAs → Internet bubble ⓘ

linked to: dot-com bubble

LinkExchange → associatedWithEvent → dot-com bubble ⓘ

Railway Mania → comparedTo → Dot-com bubble ⓘ