A busy week for real-time search — here’s a list to keep tabs
After scarcely a peep for much of the summer, a handful of the real-time search startups we profiled earlier this year have ramped up their offerings this week. They’re part of a wave of companies that are mining the increasing amount of data shared on sites like Twitter and Flickr to offer search results based on what’s relevant now.
In general, we’re seeing more traction from companies that are trying to distribute their search and data… Continue Reading
Who rules real-time search? A look at 11 contenders
Real-time search engines have proliferated over the last month, with a series of launches from start-ups like Topsy, almost.at and Scoopler. The companies are hoping to edge in on a space that Google co-founder Larry Page has admitted is a weakness for the search giant. And they’re using microblogging and social bookmarking sites as tools to figure out what content is relevant up to the second.
Real-time search is valuable because it lets you know what’s… Continue Reading
Twitter search engine Topsy launches with $15M
Topsy.com, launched last week, is a brand new search engine focused exclusively on Twitter content. Like Google, it presents its results based on popularity metrics, namely the popularity or influence of the tweeter in question — a factor determined by how many followers the user has and how many time his or her messages have been re-tweeted.
Based in San Francisco, the company says it plans to branch out from Twitter if it sees initial success,… Continue Reading