Challenging Google from Jersey

Iria · Mar 13, 2006, 05:24 PM

Since Google reached its perch atop the Internet world, challengers have emerged from all over Silicon Valley. So why not from Jersey City, N.J.?

That's the home of Accoona.com, the latest entry on the list of would-be search engine kings. The privately held Jersey City -based company announced last week a search engine that it says uses a heavy dose of artificial intelligence to find results that Google and other search sites may miss. Accoona also announced an advertising model that, in the early going at least, has impressed some industry executives and observers.

The critical question, of course, is whether Accoona's search approach can win the allegiance of enough users to make advertisers notice. On that score, the company is betting that it can generate ample attention, both from grass-roots users and from buying TV and print ads with some of the $65 million it says it has, and become a household word.

Accoona says its search engine is different from others on the market. When users type "Oscar winners" into the search box, for instance, Accoona delivers stories about Academy Award winners, whether or not the stories mention the word Oscar. Google didn't return e-mail messages seeking comment on Accoona, and Yahoo said that without knowing specifics of the technology, it would be difficult to comment.
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EcPercy · Mar 13, 2006, 07:06 PM

Well, I just tried the site to check it out. It appears to be offline.... Now, how in the world would they think that their site can compete with google if their servers cannot handle the load???

YAYitsAndrew · Mar 14, 2006, 12:38 AM

LOL I'm living in jersey city right now.

Mar 13, 2006, 05:24 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Challenging Google from Jersey Since Google reached its perch atop the Internet world, challengers have emerged from all over Silicon Valley. So why not from Jersey City, N.J.? That's the home of Accoona.com, the latest entry on the list of would-be search engine kings. The privately held Jersey City -based company announced last week a search engine that it says uses a heavy dose of artificial intelligence to find results that Google and other search sites may miss. Accoona also announced an advertising model that, in the early going at least, has impressed some industry executives and observers. The critical question, of course, is whether Accoona's search approach can win the allegiance of enough users to make advertisers notice. On that score, the company is betting that it can generate ample attention, both from grass-roots users and from buying TV and print ads with some of the $65 million it says it has, and become a household word. Accoona says its search engine is different from others on the market. When users type "Oscar winners" into the search box, for instance, Accoona delivers stories about Academy Award winners, whether or not the stories mention the word Oscar. Google didn't return e-mail messages seeking comment on Accoona, and Yahoo said that without knowing specifics of the technology, it would be difficult to comment. ___________ Read More / Source: News.com

Mar 14, 2006, 12:38 AM	#3
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	LOL I'm living in jersey city right now. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Mar 13, 2006, 07:06 PM	#2
EcPercy HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Iraq Posts: 1,535 Rep Power: 0	Well, I just tried the site to check it out. It appears to be offline.... Now, how in the world would they think that their site can compete with google if their servers cannot handle the load???