Human powered search engine, ChaCha, raises more cash

Human powered search engine, ChaCha, raises more cash

ChaCha, the search engine company that hires people to answer your questions in real-time as you search for things, said it has raised $10 million in private financing.

The controversial company hasn’t said much about traction. A spokeswoman said merely that traffic “doubled” last quarter, but… Continue Reading

Chacha, the search engine offering live human help, raises $6M

VentureBeat reported earlier that ChaCha, the search engine offering human help to guide you in your search, had raised $6 from investors including Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com.

Other investors include Rod Canion, founding CEO of Compaq Computer, and Jack Gill, veteran Silicon Valley investor, founder of… Continue Reading

Amazon’s vision? What vision?

Amazon’s vision? What vision?

Amazon.com chief executive Jeff Bezos is an impressive entrepreneur, given the success he achieved at Amazon. Skeptics had assumed Amazon would go belly up after the Internet bubble burst.

But Amazon’s stock price has drifted slowly downward since late 2003, while Amazon has invested in other… Continue Reading