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Owner	Alphabet Inc.
Commercial	yes
Launched	Late 2008
Current status	Active (Integrated in Google)

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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.^[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.

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[1] Ingrid Lunden (2013-04-26). "Wavii Confirms Google Buy, Shuts Down Its Service To Make Natural Language Products For The Search Giant". TechCrunch.

[2] Santos, Alexis (2013-04-24). "Google reportedly acquires natural language processing startup Wavii". Engadget.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

[3] "Join". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

[4] Efrati, Amir (2013-04-23). "Google Acquires Wavii to Beef Up Web-Search 'Knowledge Graph' - Digits - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

[5] "Wavii". Wavii. Archived from the original on 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

[6] "Wavii officially acquired by Google, app shuts down". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

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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 (2013-04-26). [http://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=http://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>
+'''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>
 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==
-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=http://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>
+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>
-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>
-Following the acquisition Wavii's team relocated from [[Seattle]] to the [[San Francisco Bay area]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/26/wavii-officially-acquired-by-google-app-shuts-down/ |title=Wavii officially acquired by Google, app shuts down |publisher=VentureBeat |date= |accessdate=2013-08-25}}</ref>
+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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-* {{cite web | 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 | publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' | date=April 13, 2012 | accessdate=1 February 2014 | author=Wingfield, Nick}}
+* {{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}}
 * [https://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/04/wavii/ Wavii Vows to Understand Entire Internet | Wired.com]
 * [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 -->]
-* [http://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 -->]
+* [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 -->]
-* [http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402878,00.asp Wavii (for iPhone) (beta) Review & Rating | PCMag.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]
+* [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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Google acquisition[edit]

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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