The new way of searching?
posted by moonchild at 9:34 AM
To go along with the new website, and to replace the irregular newsletter, this blog will keep you up with the doings inside the Hideout, the news, the blues and whatever pops up. Your comments are welcomed as long as you're not selling anything!
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SearchMe was founded in March 2005 by Randy Adams and John Holland.[4][5] Adams was inspired to start this search engine when his 5-year-old son was having difficulty reading. He hoped to create a search engine that "would improve the experience of finding information online".[5] Sequoia Capital spent millions of dollars to fund SearchMe during the website's opening years.[5]
In March 2008, the site was launched in beta status. In April 2008, the company became public.[6]
[edit]Offline in July 2009
The company had 1.8 million visitors in March 2009, but by May of the same year, the number of visitors decreased to 600,000.[7] On July 24, 2009, SearchMe went offline due to financial troubles, such as maintaining the servers.[8]
Of its 45 employees, SearchMe plans to dismiss 35. The company will now concentrate on the market of broadband TV.
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