MeeTV delivers the latest TV gossip to your iPhone
Kosmix, a company that automatically generates informational pages about any topic, has been dipping its toe into news aggregation with a site called MeeHive. And now it’s delivering that news to your iPhone too, with super-focused news applications, including a new one called MeeTV that… Continue Reading
MeeHive wants to deliver smarter news aggregation
Kosmix, the company that automatically generates informational pages about any topic, is using its technology to improve the news-reading experience with a new product called MeeHive.
Okay, so I’ve probably got many of you rolling your eyes already. But I’ve been playing with MeeHive for the… Continue Reading
Kosmix’s new approach to search gets $20M
Kosmix, a search startup that automatically builds pages about any topic, has raised a $20 million in new funding led by Time Warner. That brings the Mountain View, Calif. startup’s total backing to $55 million — pretty impressive, especially for an ad-driven company. It’s also… Continue Reading
Specialized search company Kosmix isn’t so specialized anymore
Kosmix, the search company that has built sites around specific topics like health and automobiles, just rolled out a “horizontal” search engine — namely, one that brings the Kosmix approach to any topic you can think of.
That may seem like a dangerous move; we’re pretty… Continue Reading
Kosmix riases $10M more for search sites in health, autos, more
Kosmix, the Silicon Valley search engine company that focuses on specific topics, such as health, has raised $10 million more in backing.
Kosmix is run by co-founders (including Venky Harinarayan, pictured left) who came close to buying Google in 1999 when they represented Amazon. Google was… Continue Reading
Kosmix launches RightHealth, for health info on the fly
Kosmix, the search engine company started by the guys who once almost bought Google when it was a year old, has unleashed a new health site, called RightHealth.
It organizes a large number of information sources into pages that are generally clear, concise, and easy to… Continue Reading
Kosmix launches RightHealth, generating comprehensive health info on the fly
Health-information sites are popping up across the Web like mushrooms, but the sad fact is that most of them aren’t really very good. Search sites like Healia mostly seem to want to displace Google as a “first stop” for health-minded users — a relatively unlikely… Continue Reading