A different search engine-answer.com
Founded in 1999 by Bob Rosenschein, Answers Corporation (NASDAQ: ANSW) (previously GuruNet Corporation) develops and markets Answers.com, which provides quick, integrated reference answers instead of just search engine links.
Ever since the early search engines emerged in the mid-1990s, Web users have been trained to accept a single search paradigm. A query for a word or phrase returns a long list of links to other Web pages - drawn from the vast, unstructured Internet - that contain the search term. These results are often overwhelming, inaccurate, or even inappropriate.
In contrast, Answers.com delivers snapshot, multi-faceted definitions and explanations from credible, attributable reference sources on over one million topics in our database. Our editors take our content from over 100 encyclopedias, dictionaries, glossaries and atlases, carefully chosen for breadth and quality. For ultimate convenience, install 1-Click AnswersTM software, and click on any word in any document on your screen for “Answers at your Fingertips”. Our premium content together with our patented technology reduces the overload and frustration of Internet users’ trying to locate high-quality reference information.
In January 2005, we responded to the evolving market of online search and launched Answers.com. Advances in the realm of targeted advertising allowed the company to move away from a subscription framework, to instead offer the same outstanding reference resources without a subscription, relying on an ad-based revenue model.
Answers Corporation’s presence and success in the world of online research was immediately apparent from thousands of user downloads and glowing reviews in publications such as NYTimes, USA Today, Business Week and many others.