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'''Wavii''' was a Seattle startup founded by Adrian Aoun in 2008, and was subsequently acquired by [[Google, Inc.]] in April 2013.<ref>Ingrid Lunden ( |
'''Wavii''' was a Seattle startup founded by Adrian Aoun in 2008, and was subsequently acquired by [[Google, Inc.]] in April 2013.<ref>Ingrid Lunden (2013-04-26). [https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/26/wavii-confirms-google-buy-shuts-down-its-service-to-make-natural-language-products-for-the-search-giant/ "Wavii Confirms Google Buy, Shuts Down Its Service To Make Natural Language Products For The Search Giant"]. [[TechCrunch]].</ref> Wavii developed an [[iPhone]] app that allowed users to follow topics (e.g., a company, celebrity, politician, athlete, city, etc.) and receive short updates about them in their feed. This app was based on data produced by Wavii's proprietary technology, which used natural-language-processing and machine-learning approaches to convert content on the web (e.g., news articles and blogs) into structured summaries of the stories they contained.<ref>{{cite web|last=Santos |first=Alexis |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/04/24/google-reportedly-acquires-natural-language-processing-startup-wavii/ |title=Google reportedly acquires natural language processing startup Wavii |publisher=Engadget.com |date=2013-04-24 |accessdate=2013-08-25}}</ref> |
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Wavii's team was primarily former [[Last.fm]], [[Microsoft]], and [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] engineers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/search/fpsearch?type=people&keywords=wavii&pplSearchOrigin=GLHD&pageKey=member-home |title=Join |publisher=LinkedIn |date= |accessdate=2013-08-25}}</ref> |
Wavii's team was primarily former [[Last.fm]], [[Microsoft]], and [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] engineers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/search/fpsearch?type=people&keywords=wavii&pplSearchOrigin=GLHD&pageKey=member-home |title=Join |publisher=LinkedIn |date= |accessdate=2013-08-25}}</ref> |
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==Google acquisition== |
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On April 30, 2013 it was announced that Google, Inc. had acquired Wavii for an amount that was officially undisclosed, but which industry insiders claimed was over $30 million USD. The acquisition was viewed as a way for Google to expand their ability to understand the web for search and to summarize content.<ref>{{cite web|last=Efrati |first=Amir |url= |
On April 30, 2013 it was announced that Google, Inc. had acquired Wavii for an amount that was officially undisclosed, but which industry insiders claimed was over $30 million USD. The acquisition was viewed as a way for Google to expand their ability to understand the web for search and to summarize content.<ref>{{cite web|last=Efrati |first=Amir |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/04/23/google-acquires-wavii-to-beef-up-web-search-knowledge-graph/ |title=Google Acquires Wavii to Beef Up Web-Search 'Knowledge Graph' - Digits - WSJ |publisher=Blogs.wsj.com |date=2013-04-23 |accessdate=2013-08-25}}</ref> |
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Google discontinued the Wavii iPhone app and website, but the company reported that it is continuing to run Wavii's technology and produce feed content for applications within Google.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wavii.com/ |title=Wavii |publisher=Wavii |date= |accessdate=2013-08-25}}</ref> |
Google discontinued the Wavii iPhone app and website, but the company reported that it is continuing to run Wavii's technology and produce feed content for applications within Google.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wavii.com/ |title=Wavii |publisher=Wavii |date= |accessdate=2013-08-25 |archive-date=2013-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812121922/https://wavii.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Following the acquisition Wavii's team relocated from [[Seattle]] to the [[San Francisco Bay area]].<ref>{{cite |
Following the acquisition Wavii's team relocated from [[Seattle]] to the [[San Francisco Bay area]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/04/26/wavii-officially-acquired-by-google-app-shuts-down/ |title=Wavii officially acquired by Google, app shuts down |work=VentureBeat |accessdate=2013-08-25}}</ref> |
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Wavii had received funding from [[Mitch Kapor]], [[Max Levchin]], [[Dave Morin]], [[Keith Rabois]], Benjamin Ling, [[Joshua Schachter]], [[Scott Banister]], [[Michael Arrington#CrunchFund|CrunchFund]], Felicis Ventures, [[Gil Elbaz]], Fritz Lanman, Matt Ocko, Rick Marini, Brandee Barker, Max Ventilla, MG Siegler, and [[Ron Conway|SV Angel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchbase.com/company/wavii |title=Wavii | CrunchBase Profile |publisher=Crunchbase.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://angel.co/wavii |title=Wavii (acquired by Google) - Instant news feeds for any topic |publisher=Angel.co |date= |accessdate=2013-08-25}}</ref> |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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* {{cite news | url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/13/wavii-a-facebook-for-topics/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1 | title=Wavii: A Facebook for Topics | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=April 13, 2012 | accessdate=1 February 2014 | author=Wingfield, Nick}} |
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* [https://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/04/wavii/ Wavii Vows to Understand Entire Internet | Wired.com] |
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* [http://www.businessinsider.com/its-official-google-has-acquired-news-stream-startup-wavii-2013-4 It's Official: Google Has Acquired News Stream Startup Wavii - Business Insider<!-- Bot generated title -->] |
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* [https://techcrunch.com/2012/11/29/with-an-improved-design-navigation-social-features-waviis-rebuilt-iphone-app-is-like-a-facebook-news-feed-for-actual-news/ With An Improved Design, Navigation & Social Features, Wavii’s Rebuilt iPhone App Is Like A Facebook News Feed For Actual News | TechCrunch<!-- Bot generated title -->] |
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* [https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402878,00.asp Wavii (for iPhone) (beta) Review & Rating | PCMag.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] |
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* {{Official website|http://www.wavii.com}} |
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Latest revision as of 05:41, 9 August 2023
Available in | English |
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Owner | Alphabet Inc. |
Commercial | yes |
Launched | Late 2008 |
Current status | Active (Integrated in Google) |
Wavii was a Seattle startup founded by Adrian Aoun in 2008, and was subsequently acquired by Google, Inc. in April 2013.[1] Wavii developed an iPhone app that allowed users to follow topics (e.g., a company, celebrity, politician, athlete, city, etc.) and receive short updates about them in their feed. This app was based on data produced by Wavii's proprietary technology, which used natural-language-processing and machine-learning approaches to convert content on the web (e.g., news articles and blogs) into structured summaries of the stories they contained.[2]
Wavii's team was primarily former Last.fm, Microsoft, and Amazon engineers.[3]
Google acquisition[edit]
On April 30, 2013 it was announced that Google, Inc. had acquired Wavii for an amount that was officially undisclosed, but which industry insiders claimed was over $30 million USD. The acquisition was viewed as a way for Google to expand their ability to understand the web for search and to summarize content.[4]
Google discontinued the Wavii iPhone app and website, but the company reported that it is continuing to run Wavii's technology and produce feed content for applications within Google.[5]
Following the acquisition Wavii's team relocated from Seattle to the San Francisco Bay area.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Ingrid Lunden (2013-04-26). "Wavii Confirms Google Buy, Shuts Down Its Service To Make Natural Language Products For The Search Giant". TechCrunch.
- ^ Santos, Alexis (2013-04-24). "Google reportedly acquires natural language processing startup Wavii". Engadget.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ "Join". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ Efrati, Amir (2013-04-23). "Google Acquires Wavii to Beef Up Web-Search 'Knowledge Graph' - Digits - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ "Wavii". Wavii. Archived from the original on 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ "Wavii officially acquired by Google, app shuts down". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
Further reading[edit]
- Wingfield, Nick (April 13, 2012). "Wavii: A Facebook for Topics". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- Wavii Vows to Understand Entire Internet | Wired.com
- It's Official: Google Has Acquired News Stream Startup Wavii - Business Insider
- With An Improved Design, Navigation & Social Features, Wavii’s Rebuilt iPhone App Is Like A Facebook News Feed For Actual News | TechCrunch
- Wavii (for iPhone) (beta) Review & Rating | PCMag.com
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- 2008 establishments in Washington (state)
- Defunct companies based in Seattle
- Google acquisitions
- Discontinued Google acquisitions
- Software companies based in Seattle
- Discontinued iOS software
- Software companies established in 2008
- 2013 disestablishments in Washington (state)
- Software companies disestablished in 2013
- Google stubs