Powerset, a search engine, which was once touted as a "Google Killer", and was sold to Microsoft for $100 million a couple months ago, is now being integrated into Microsoft’s Live Search results (at least to a limited extent).
Powerset: Why A Google-Killer Sells So Cheap
Of all the post-Google search engine startups, Powerset was touted as the most likely Google-killer. We waited with bated breath, we rubbered our necks around to get a better glimpse—early reports were stellar, yes this was the one to take on Google and. . .Wait, what? Sold to Microsoft. $100 million? Wait, what?
Powerset Follows Hype With Debut
After a lot of blog buzz, Powerset finally launched its search engine with the initial aim at pulling information out of Wikipedia more effectively.
Powerset Exec Shuffle Looks Like Comedy Sketch
In “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” the Black Knight always gets a laugh by claiming that the loss of both his arms is “just a flesh wound.” Now Powerset’s COO has left the company, its CEO is changing roles, and it, too, claims to be okay.
Powerset: The Robot Ninja Search Engine
Powerset, a company that focuses on “natural language search,” recently discussed its to-be-released-in-September search engine, and there’s some very interesting stuff going on. Very interesting, and very hard to understand.
Powerset Makes Powerful Impressions
Powerset has yet to launch, but a few sneak previews have shown some promising results; true “natural language” search appears to be well on its way.
Powerset Seems Powerful
Powerset Embraces Ask Jeeves Model
At Powerset, they call it ‘natural language search’. We call it a $12 million homage to the days of the butler at Ask Jeeves, when that search engine proved more useful for entertainment value than actual quality search results.