MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - October 4, 2006 - Kosmix today unveiled a new release of the Kosmix.com search engine that builds on its sophisticated category search capabilities to provide a richer, more intelligent search experience than exists on the Web today. The latest release of Kosmix.com introduces a new user interface that helps guide your search in the right direction from the start. Kosmix has also added a new “Auto” category, and continues on its mission to categorize the entire web.
With the information explosion on the Web, people researching broad topics often face a “language barrier“ between themselves and the difficult keyword taxonomy of most search engines. Kosmix newest release offers a new approach to search results with “Smart Search”, a search tool that presents results organized by category for a multi-dimensional snapshot of relevant information across the Web. Unlike typical top ten search results lists, this new Kosmix view gives you the opportunity to explore your subject from multiple angles, all from one page, from the very first click.
“People don’t just want a top 10 list of sites—they want a full understanding of their topic without having to scour multiple results pages,” said Venky Harinarayan, co-founder of Kosmix. “You shouldn’t have to type in lengthy search queries to get relevant results. That’s why Kosmix is taking a new approach, changing not just how search works, but how search looks. “
Kosmix is using sophisticated algorithmic Web categorization technology to find and organize information on the Web. It gives you in-depth results in just one search –helping you find the proverbial “needle in the haystack.”
Visit Kosmix.com to experience ”Smart Search”.
Kosmix currently has search categories focused on Health, Travel, Finance, Politics, Autos, and Video Games, but will eventually provide categories and intelligent search for every topic. “It’s our goal to categorize the entire Web, and make truly intelligent search a reality,” said Harinarayan.
Kosmix has taken a new approach to helping people find exactly what they want on the Internet from the very first click. Based on the idea that everything falls into a category, and every category relates to a specific topic or thing, Kosmix provides automatic indexing of search results that makes searching easier and more intuitive. Using advanced algorithms and technology, it is a revolutionary new search engine that reinvents itself for each individual search. Kosmix is indexing the entire web and already offers direct access to billions of URLs and counting.
The company was founded in 2004 by Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman, who also co-founded Junglee, which was acquired by Amazon in 1998. Based in Mountain View, Calif., Kosmix is privately funded.
Kosmix Media Contact
Tina Nanez
(650) 938-2300
media@kosmix.com
