FactBites search engine/encyclopedia hybrid
11 March 2005
FactBites is a new search engine and encyclopedia that provides searchers with full sentences about their search topic, rather than fragments.
Using the slogan, "where results make sense", Factbites examines the tone and subject matter of the given topic and reportedly "reads" the content of each page to determine how meaningful the text is.
The search engine seeks out authoritative and informative content, preferring "encyclopedia-style fact-based descriptions to the chatty, spammy and inconsequential".
FactBites produces a clean summary that reads beginning to end, offering users a clear picture of what each destination site is about. To refine searches, it automatically suggests a number of relevant topic areas and users can choose to filter their searches accordingly. 800,000 topics were covered in the initial beta release.
"We devote a lot more processing power to every search. Factbites is never going to be the place to locate your lost aunt, or order items from your corner store", said Luke Metcalfe of FactBites. "But for meaningful content about real topics, there's nothing out there like us."
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