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Blekko Inc

Type: Company

Name: Blekko Inc

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Yandex NV

Search Engines Flocking To Mobile Focus On Local

Subscribe to Search Marketing DailyTagsapple, google, mobile, russia, searchLocal search continues to be the focus of engines looking to capture market share. Blekko and Yandex launched mobile browsing features Tuesday that serve up information on nearby ... [Published Media Post - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Yandex NV, Search Engines, Blekko Inc

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 4 reports

Blekko Launches Izik For Smartphones, Adds Local Search Feature

Get the WebProNews Newsletter:Blekko has just launched a new smartphone version of its mobile search product izik, which until now was only for iPad and Android tablets.The app, now available in Apple’s App Store and in Google Play, tries to emulate the ... [Published WebProNews - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Blekko Inc, Smartphone, Mobile Search, Product Management

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Blekko releases new version of Izik

Blekko has released a new iOS and Android version of its Izik search app. The Izik app makes use of Blekko’s “Dynamic Inference Graph.” [Source: TheNextWeb ] ... [Published PandoDaily - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Blekko Inc, Search App, Apple iOS

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 3 reports

Blekko Reimagines Search for iOS and Android, Launches izik for Smartphones

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Search technology innovator Blekko today announced the launch of izik for smartphones, bringing their popular categorical search experience to iOS and Android users. izik capitalizes on the form and image rich ... [Published Enhanced Online News - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Blekko Inc, Smartphone, Apple iOS

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 3 reports

Blekko Raises New Funding, Reduces Staff

Blekko has both reduced its staff and raised new funding.According to a report from Greg Sterling at Search Engine Land , who had an email exchange with CEO Rich Skrenta, the company laid off eight people earlier this week as part of a cost-reduction ... [Published WebProNews - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Blekko Inc, Rich Skrenta, Greg Sterling

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

Latest version of Blekko puts search results into colourfully sorted categories

Search technology innovator Blekko has launched the latest version of its search engine. The new engine breaks down the search results into categories that offer links to curated results from verified sources of content."Over the past several months, ... [Published Tech2.com India - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Blekko Inc, Search Engines, Rich Skrenta

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Blekko Redesigns Search Experience

One of the Web’s alternative search engines, Blekko, has launched a site redesign that aims to reinvigorate the search experience for its users.Blekko’s new design breaks down search results into categories that offer links to curated results from verified ... [Published Website Magazine - May 30 2013]

Entities: Blekko Inc, Experience, Rich Skrenta

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 4 reports

Blekko's New Search Results Aim to Take the Guesswork Out of Intent

Blekko, the "spam-free" search engine is on a mission to differentiate from the competition, and has been since launching in 2010. Today, Blekko unveiled a new layout for search results that aims to take the guesswork out of intent by offering users new ... [Published Searchenginewatch - May 29 2013]

Entities: Blekko Inc, Nikola Tesla, Rich Skrenta, San Francisco (United States)

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 1 reports

Blekko improves and innovates again

Nice to see a search engine expanding its search offerings, instead of reducing them. Blekko (slash the web) has been innovating a lot recently, and has just updated its search interface. If you run a search, this is the type of thing you'll now see:There ... [Published Phil Bradley's weblog - May 29 2013]

Entities: Blekko Inc, Invention, Search Engines

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 1 reports

Blekko Gets A Big Redesign

Alternative search engine Blekko announced the launch of a major site redesign today. The design leverages the API the company built for its mobile app izik, and breaks search results down into categories, offering curated results from “verified” sources ... [Published WebProNews - May 29 2013]

Entities: Blekko Inc, Rich Skrenta, Mobile Apps, Search Engines

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 1 reports

Blekko Gets A Big Redesign

Entities: Blekko Inc, Rich Skrenta, Mobile Apps, Search Engines

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 2 reports

Alternative Search Engine Blekko Launches Major Redesign In Effort To Go Beyond The Usual 10 Blue Links

Blekko , the alternative search engine that launched back in 2010, unveiled a major redesign today that uses some of its “ slashtag ” technology to help users go beyond the usual ten blue links on its competitors search results pages. Blekko now automatically ... [Published TechCrunch - May 29 2013]

Entities: Blekko Inc, Search Engines, Rich Skrenta, DuckDuckGo

Quotes

Why Feminist Taylor Swift? Why not Feminist Kim Kardashian? Feminist Adele? Feminist Ashley Olsen? "I think it's because a lot of Taylor Swift lyrics can easily be interpreted in an antifeminist way. A few years ago I started listening to Swift a lot--it was the same summer I interned at NARAL, an organization that advocates a woman's right to choose. I've had to deal with a lot of cognitive dissonance being a Taylor Swift fan and a feminist at the same time. Like, "Oh, you're a feminist but you love listening to this girl talk about how much better life would be if a guy loved her?" and the answer is "Yes.""

Boot up: Project Loon, Feminist Taylor Swift, Puzzle & Dragons, Ford in-car interfaces and more [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 18 2013]

...5 million, with more than 5 million searches a day," stated Rich Skrenta, CEO, Blekko. "The new Blekko site now features a responsive design, colourful visual cues, and a more image-rich layout."

Latest version of Blekko puts search results into colourfully sorted categories [Published Tech2.com India - Jun 04 2013]

"A search for Tesla will break results down into categories like Cars, Technology, History and Science, understanding that the search may be from someone planning to buy a car or researching a history paper on Nikola Tesla."

Blekko's New Search Results Aim to Take the Guesswork Out of Intent [Published Searchenginewatch - May 29 2013]

"Our internal and external team of slashtag librarians has been hard at work expanding our list of categories into the thousands" Blekko wrote

Blekko Wants to Topple Google by Moving Bey... [Published Softpedia - May 29 2013]

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Search Engines Flocking To Mobile Focus On Local [Published Media Post - 11 hours ago]
Blekko releases new version of Izik [Published PandoDaily - 13 hours ago]
Blekko Reimagines Search for iOS and Android, L... [Published Enhanced Online News - 16 hours ago]
Blekko Launches izik for Android [Published Androiiid - 16 hours ago]
Blekko Reimagines Search for iOS and Android, L... [Published ITbriefing - 16 hours ago]
Blekko Launches Izik For Smartphones, Adds Loca... [Published WebProNews - 16 hours ago]
Blekko Launches Izik For Smartphones, Adds Loca... [Published WebProNews Feed - 16 hours ago]
Blekko’s Izik Search App Comes To iPhone, Andro... [Published Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & ... - 16 hours ago]
Blekko releases iPhone and Android smartphone v... [Published The Next Web - 16 hours ago]
Blekko Reimagines Search for iOS and Android, L... [Published Business Wire Communications News - 16 hours ago]
Boot up: Project Loon, Feminist Taylor Swift, P... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 18 2013]
DuckDuckGo Keeps Snoopers out of Your Search Hi... [Published Motherboard Magazine - Jun 10 2013]
Blekko Raises New Funding, Reduces Staff [Published WebProNews - Jun 06 2013]
Blekko Raises New Funding, Reduces Staff [Published WebProNews Feed - Jun 06 2013]
Blekko Lays Off Eight, Raises $6 Million More [Published Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & ... - Jun 05 2013]
Latest version of Blekko puts search results in... [Published Tech2.com India - Jun 04 2013]
Robin Good: Blekko Groups Online Search Curatio... [Published Public Intelligence Blog - Jun 02 2013]
Blekko Redesigns Search Experience [Published Website Magazine - May 30 2013]
Blekko's New Search Results Aim to Take the Gue... [Published Searchenginewatch - May 29 2013]
Blekko's New Search Results Aim to Take the Gue... [Published eWallstreeter - May 29 2013]
Blekko's New Search Results Aim to Take the Gue... [Published Search Engine Watch - May 29 2013]
Blekko's New Search Results Aim to Take the Gue... [Published Search Engine Watch - Latest - May 29 2013]
Blekko improves and innovates again [Published Phil Bradley's weblog - May 29 2013]
Blekko Reinvigorates Search Experience with Maj... [Published Big News Network - May 29 2013]
Blekko Wants to Topple Google by Moving Bey... [Published Softpedia - May 29 2013]
Seeking Broader Appeal Blekko Offers Bold New UI [Published Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & ... - May 29 2013]
Blekko Gets A Big Redesign [Published WebProNews - May 29 2013]
Blekko Gets A Big Redesign [Published WebProNews Feed - May 29 2013]
Alternative Search Engine Blekko Launches Major... [Published TechCrunch - May 29 2013]
Alternative Search Engine Blekko Launches Major... [Published TechCrunch Europe - May 29 2013]

Blogs

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Blekko Launches izik for Android [Published Androiiid - 16 hours ago] Today, Blekko who is a search technology innovator, announced izik for smartphones. Link: Blekko Launches izik for Android ...
Blekko’s Izik Search App Comes To iPhone, Andro... [Published Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & ... - 16 hours ago] This morning Blekko announced that its tablet search app, izik, is now available for the iPhone and Android devices. Currently there isn’t a Blekko mobile app but the mobile web version of Blekko is optimized for smartphones. Izik for iPad became available ...
Blekko releases iPhone and Android smartphone v... [Published The Next Web - 16 hours ago] Blekko has released iPhone and Android smartphone versions of its Izik search app, rounding out the firm’s pre-existing tablet and Web offerings. The new version of Izik (which is pronounced “Isaac”) represents Blekko’s first app for smartphones ...
Blekko Lays Off Eight, Raises $6 Million More [Published Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & ... - Jun 05 2013] Earlier this week blekko, which just introduced a bold new UI, had a reduction in force. Eight people were let go “as part of an effort to reduce costs,” said CEO Rich Skrenta, who added, “blekko’s revenues are growing and these cost reductions will help ...
Blekko's New Search Results Aim to Take the Gue... [Published eWallstreeter - May 29 2013] Blekko says the new search results empower users to get to the best content for any given query, rather than scanning through a list of blue links. The new results aim to give users choices, whether they are researching a topic or a product to buy. ...

Press Releases

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Blekko Reimagines Search for iOS and Android, L... [Published Business Wire Communications News - 16 hours ago]
Blekko Reinvigorates Search Experience with Maj... [Published Business Wire Technology News - May 29 2013]
Blekko Reinvigorates Search Experience with Maj... [Published Business Wire Communications News - May 29 2013]
Rich Gorman: Marketing Trailblazer Heralds the ... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Jan 11 2013]