Topsy is a realtime search engine specializing in social media searches such as blogs , twitter , and social media posts.
| Topsy | |
|---|---|
| URL | topsy.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Site type | search system |
| registration | not obligatory |
| Owner | Topsy Labs, Inc. |
| Author | Topsy Labs, Inc. |
| Beginning of work | May 26, 2009 [1] |
| Current status | not active |
History
Topsy was launched on May 26, 2009 . The launch was preceded by three years of development [1] [2] . In 2009, Topsy received ~ $ 15 million of investments, another $ 15 million was received in March 2011 [2] .
In October 2011, Topsy launched a search for public messages on the Google Plus social network [3] .
In December 2013, Topsy was bought by Apple for $ 200 million. .
Interesting Facts
In February 2012, Topsy and Yandex officially announced a partnership [4] [5] . Topsy results are used by Yandex for realtime searches .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Launch Topsy
- ↑ 1 2 Topsy page on crunchbase
- ↑ Topsy launched a google + search
- ↑ Topsy and Yandex partnership - semanticweb.com (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment May 7, 2012. Archived May 12, 2012.
- ↑ Topsy and Yandex partnership - wsj.com