Vertical search is the new breed of Search Engines that more intelligently mine data, from searching for keywords in audio files to focusing on specific industry sectors.
The landscape of Search is changing and I recently noticed three vertical search applications, which may end up threatening Google’s position.
An important and on-going challenge for publishers during 2008 will be the continued 'atomisation' of website content, data and functionality.
The company, which launched a beta version of its site in the UK in June, says its US version will have 5m tickets in its index when it goes live.
Zoomf.com, a property search engine backed by UK tech start-up
Arclight Media Technology
, is planning to go live early next year.
Currently in beta, Zoomf is aiming to officially launch in Q1 2007, offering property listings in London before expanding its coverage to the rest of the UK and abroad.