Archive for the 'search' Category

Zypsy — Voice to Search Results

Zypsy is a cool variation on the schemes to offer value to mobile users by converting voice to text. Recall that Copytalk, Simulscribe, and SpinVox convert voicemails to email and SMS text messages. Aangel specializes a bit by converting short snippets of voice commands into reminders and calendar entries. […]

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KartOO - Visual Meta Search Engine

Visual search seems to have come and gone. In 2004, Groxis released the colorful Grokker search client and received $12 mil in funding. Apparently, the consumer market didn’t more than nibble at the innovation; Groxis has pulled the product and refocused on the enterprise knowledge management market.
KartOO is a French company with a […]

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BusyTonight – The Long Tail of Event Listings

A few weeks ago I covered the new cohort of social activities sites. In the subcategory of basic events listing services, notably comprising Upcoming.org, Zvents, and Eventful, I neglected to include BusyTonight. Ironically, I missed it despite the presence of an active blog on which developers write thoughtfully about the philosophy and execution […]

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