What’s in a name? “grokker”

June 1st, 2007 by Charles S. Knight
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www.grokker.com

Grokker’s name is inspired by the 1961 Robert A. Heinlein science fiction classic “Stranger in a Strange Land,” in which Grok is a Martian word meaning to understand something completely.

The Friday Fab Four!

June 1st, 2007 by Charles S. Knight
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The really Alternative Search Engines!

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2. Ask Basil newbanner.jpg

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ChaCha: It’s All About You

June 1st, 2007 by Charles S. Knight
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ChaCha stands out as different and better in a landscape cluttered with common search engines because it uses the World’s most powerful technology – The human brain.

ChaCha’s goal is to provide a better search experience by combining results that are hand-picked by our knowledgeable human guides with the best computer-generated search results. In those cases where you can’t find what you need with our instant results, ChaCha will connect you with a live human guide who will find the information for you through an instant messaging-style search session.

Scott Jones and Brad Bostic, two dynamic entrepreneurs who were not satisfied with millions of irrelevant search results provided by first generation search engines, believed a better experience could be created by tapping into human intelligence. Since starting ChaCha, they have been hard at work with the ChaCha team to create:

  • A smart search engine that “learns” by tapping into human intelligence so its results are always improving
  • A place to find exactly what you’re looking for instantly
  • Help from people who are knowledgeable about the very thing you are looking for when instant results don’t have the answer

Remember, ChaCha is all about making the web more accessible, by giving you the most relevant results you need. And with ChaCha, you get great results instantly and you have the option to search with a Guide who can help find your result. So come join our experiment and have some fun!

The Top 100 Alternative Search Engines!

June 1st, 2007 by Charles S. Knight
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Coming Monday, AltSearchEngines will reveal the Top 100 Alternatve Search Engines! 

This month we have a very special surprise in store – you don’t want to miss it!

The Stealths – Deligio leaving Beta!

June 1st, 2007 by Charles S. Knight
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www.deligio.com

Deligio is a new search engine for software, shareware and freeware.
Their mission: to create the largest download exchange worldwide.
They have created a platform where you can discover, add and share your
favorite software on the web.