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Web Search Advertising Firm Kanoodle Raises Funds

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 19, 2003 - 4:28am.
San Francisco -- Kanoodle, a provider of Internet search advertising, announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount in its first round of funding from Insight Venture Partners. The company also said that it hired a number of key executives from Sprinks, a Web search ad firm recently acquired by Google. San Francisco-based Kanoodle provides a commerce-oriented search engine for consumers, whose search results are populated by companies that have bid for placement on Kanoodle. The company said it will use the funds to launch a new business serving ads based on Internet content, and to expand its existing keyword advertising service.
tags: VC | Web Search | Kanoodle |

Google Buys Personalized Web Search Technology Developer Kaltix

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2003 - 9:37am.
Mountain View, Calif. -- Search engine firm Google announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Kaltix, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based start-up developing personalized and context-sensitive search technologies that make it faster and easier for people to find information on the Web. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. "Google and Kaltix share a common commitment to developing innovative search technologies that make finding information faster, easier and more relevant," said Google co-founder and president of products Larry Page. "Kaltix is working on a number of compelling search technologies, and Google is the ideal vehicle for the continued development of these advancements."
tags: Google | Technology | Web Search | Kaltix |