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| company_name = kikin Inc.
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| company_logo = [[Image:Logo of kikin Inc.svg|185px|kikin Inc. Logo]]
| company_slogan = Touch to Search
| company_type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| location_city = [[New York City]]
| location_country = [[United States]]
| foundation = 2008
| key_people = Carlos M. Bhola <small>([[Chief executive officer|CEO]], Co-Founder)</small><br />Gerald Kropitz <small>([[Chief technology officer|CTO]], Co-Founder)</small><br />Woo Kim <small>([[Chief financial officer|CFO]])</small><br />Brian Rogers <small>(VP of Product & Technology)</small><br />Gregory Schnese <small>(Product Manager)</small>
| homepage = [http://www.kikin.com/ kikin.com]
| products = kikin for Android <ref name="kikin_android">{{cite web |url=http://www.kikin.com/products_android |title=kikin for Android (Official Product page)}}</ref>, kikin for Chrome <ref name="kikin_for_chrome">{{cite web |url=http://www.kikin.com/products_chrome |title=kikin for Chrome (Official Product page)}}</ref>, kikin Browser for iPad <ref name="kikin_ipad_browser_features">{{cite web |url=http://www.kikin.com/features |title=kikin Browser for iPad - Features |publisher=[http://www.kikin.com/ kikin]}}</ref>, kikin EasySearch™ API ([[iOS]]) <ref name="easy_search_blog_post">{{cite web |url=http://www.kikin.com/blog/2012/02/kikin-browser-fast-easy-streamlined/ |title=kikin EasySearch™ API: Fast, Easy, Streamlined |date=February 13, 2012 |publisher=[http://www.kikin.com/blog Official kikin Team Blog]}}</ref>
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'''kikin Inc.''' is a privately held company headquartered in [[New York City]]. The company specializes in context-based search technology and means of delivering them to end-users.<!-- The following references can be used for building up the article: --> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.redmondpie.com/kikin-is-a-smart-web-browser-for-ipad-with-fast-maps-omnibox-social-sharing-options-and-more/ |title=Kikin Is A Smart Web Browser For iPad With Fast Maps, Omnibox, Social Sharing Options And More |date=July 31, 2012 |publisher=[http://www.redmondpie.com/ Redmond Pie]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mashable.com/2011/10/06/ipad-browser-search-kikin/#28719Kikin-iPad-Browser |title=How an iPad Browser Could Change the Way You Search |date=October 6, 2011 |publisher=[http://mashable.com/ Mashable]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/10/10/the-kikin-app-is-the-next-evolution-of-touch-browsing/?fromcat=all |title=The Kikin App is the next evolution of touch browsing |date=October 10, 2011 |publisher=[http://thenextweb.com/ The Next Web]}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-25-new-york-city-startups-to-watch-2010-3#kikin-customizes-your-web-experience-based-on-locally-stored-preferences-10 |title=KIKIN customizes your web experience based on locally stored preferences -- The 20 Hot New York City Startups You Need To Watch |date=March 18, 2010 |publisher=[http://www.businessinsider.com/ Business Insider]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://techcrunch.com/2009/10/23/kikin-personalizes-search-by-tapping-into-your-social-graph/ |title=Kikin Personalizes Search By Tapping Into Your Social Graph |date=October 23, 2009 |publisher=[http://techcrunch.com/ TechCrunch]}}</ref>
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== Background ==
kikin was founded in 2008 by Carlos Bhola, Gerald Kropitz, and Andreas Ruehrig. Carlos Bhola was previously involved with various companies at their initial stages, both as an investor and a partner. Most recently, he was the co-founder and President of [[Vonage]]. Prior to that he had been an investor in gate5/Nokia, China Technology Realty (CTR), Chengdu RE, and Aircom. Before entering the world of investment and startups, Carlos had been a [[computer science]] researcher and studied at [[Carnegie Mellon University]] working on [[Artificial Intelligence]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} At kikin, Carlos was joined by his long-time partner and associate, Woo Kim. Woo, a graduate from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] currently serves as the [[Chief financial officer|CFO]] of kikin.

== Technology ==
[[File:Galaxy Nexus running kikin for Android.png|upright|right|thumb|255px|''kikin for Android'' running on a [[Galaxy Nexus]]. ''Note:'' When the user touches '''Java''' on an article about the [[Java|island]], kikin's context-based search filters out other usages of the term ''Java'', so that she gets results solely about the island and none on the [[Java (programming language)|programming language]].]]
The core of kikin's technology is context-based search. The goal of this is to deliver more relevant results to users in situations where a context could be recovered from the search scenario. A common example of such a situation is when a user encounters a term in a web page or document, and wants to look it up.

To deliver users with context-based results, kikin has developed various client-side solutions that make their search technology easily accessible by the user. On the desktop side, kikin has been developing an extension for the [[Google Chrome]] browser where a long-press on any term on a page yields kikin's context-based search results. Much of kikin's focus however has been on integrating kikin's search technology into various mobile platforms. kikin's most recent forays on this path include ''kikin for Android'', for [[Android (operating system)|Android]]-based devices, and ''kikin EasySearch™''<ref name="easy_search_blog_post" /> for [[iOS]]-based devices.

=== kikin on iOS ===
On [[iOS]], kikin developed the ''kikin EasySearch™ API''<ref name="easy_search_blog_post" /> technology, which is essentially a library that can used by app developers to integrate kikin's search technology with their apps. As a showcase for this technology, kikin released the ''kikin Browser for iPad'' which is a browser based on Safari's rendering engine, but with kikin search technology integrated into it.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/app/id453866150 |title=kikin Browser for iPad |publisher=[https://itunes.apple.com/ iTunes App Store]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://theultralinx.com/2011/10/kikin-browser-for-ipad-changing-the-way-we-use-the-web.html |title=Kikin Browser for iPad, Changing The Way We Use The Web |date=October 10, 2011 |publisher=''[http://theultralinx.com Ultralinx]''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/kikin-excellent-web-browser-searching-tools-ipad/ |title= kikin: An Excellent Web Browser For iPad |date=September 18, 2011 |publisher=[http://www.makeuseof.com/ makeuseof]}}</ref><ref name="kikin_ipad_browser_features" /> The browser has attracted many positive reviews, but recently kikin has decided to shift away their focus from the Browser app to the integration of kikin on the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] platform.<ref name="focus_shift">{{cite web |url=http://www.kikin.com/blog/2012/11/focusing-our-efforts-on-operating-systems-not-apps/ |title=Focusing Our Efforts on Operating Systems, Not Apps |date=November 28, 2012 |publisher=[http://www.kikin.com/blog Official kikin Team Blog]}}</ref>

=== kikin for Android ===
kikin is working with device manufacturers to integrate kikin's search technology deeply and pervasively into the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] platform and make it a fundamental part of the user experience. The image on the right depicts ''kikin for Android'' in action. When the users searches for the term ''"Java"'' by long-pressing on it, kikin looks at the surrounding context and delivers results that are about the island of [[Java]] and not about the [[Java (programming language)|Java programming language]]. kikin's context-based search technology analyzes the text surrounding the search term and delivers the user with results that are contextually relevant.<ref name="kikin_android" />

=== kikin for Chrome ===
kikin has also been developing an extension for Chrome, similar to its other products. Currently beta versions of the extension are available, but it is not directly accessible through their website. kikin's Chrome extension is similar to its touch-based offeringa, and a search is triggered when a user holds the click key down (generally the left mouse button) for a short span of time.<ref name="kikin_for_chrome" />

=== kikin Smart Selection ===
In order to avoid the user the hassle of exactly selecting the search term, ie. for "President Obama" having to somehow select both words -- kikin developed ''Smart Selection'' which intelligently selects a term consisting of one or more words based on the linguistic structure of the surrounding words. As such, if the user touched either "President" or "Obama", kikin's ''Smart Selection'' technology would select the entire term rather than just a fragment.<ref name="kikin_android_smart_selection">{{cite web |url=http://www.kikin.com/products_android#ft1 |title=Smart Selection - kikin for Android}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

Revision as of 16:37, 2 February 2013

kikin Inc.
kikin Inc. Logo
Type of businessPrivate
Founded2008
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
Key peopleCarlos M. Bhola (CEO, Co-Founder)
Gerald Kropitz (CTO, Co-Founder)
Woo Kim (CFO)
Brian Rogers (VP of Product & Technology)
Gregory Schnese (Product Manager)
Productskikin for Android [1], kikin for Chrome [2], kikin Browser for iPad [3], kikin EasySearch™ API (iOS) [4]
URLkikin.com
"Kikin" redirects here. For other uses, see Kikin (disambiguation).

kikin Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in New York City. The company specializes in context-based search technology and means of delivering them to end-users. [5][6][7] [8][9]

Background

kikin was founded in 2008 by Carlos Bhola, Gerald Kropitz, and Andreas Ruehrig. Carlos Bhola was previously involved with various companies at their initial stages, both as an investor and a partner. Most recently, he was the co-founder and President of Vonage. Prior to that he had been an investor in gate5/Nokia, China Technology Realty (CTR), Chengdu RE, and Aircom. Before entering the world of investment and startups, Carlos had been a computer science researcher and studied at Carnegie Mellon University working on Artificial Intelligence.[citation needed] At kikin, Carlos was joined by his long-time partner and associate, Woo Kim. Woo, a graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology currently serves as the CFO of kikin.

Technology

File:Galaxy Nexus running kikin for Android.png
kikin for Android running on a Galaxy Nexus. Note: When the user touches Java on an article about the island, kikin's context-based search filters out other usages of the term Java, so that she gets results solely about the island and none on the programming language.

The core of kikin's technology is context-based search. The goal of this is to deliver more relevant results to users in situations where a context could be recovered from the search scenario. A common example of such a situation is when a user encounters a term in a web page or document, and wants to look it up.

To deliver users with context-based results, kikin has developed various client-side solutions that make their search technology easily accessible by the user. On the desktop side, kikin has been developing an extension for the Google Chrome browser where a long-press on any term on a page yields kikin's context-based search results. Much of kikin's focus however has been on integrating kikin's search technology into various mobile platforms. kikin's most recent forays on this path include kikin for Android, for Android-based devices, and kikin EasySearch™[4] for iOS-based devices.

kikin on iOS

On iOS, kikin developed the kikin EasySearch™ API[4] technology, which is essentially a library that can used by app developers to integrate kikin's search technology with their apps. As a showcase for this technology, kikin released the kikin Browser for iPad which is a browser based on Safari's rendering engine, but with kikin search technology integrated into it.[10][11][12][3] The browser has attracted many positive reviews, but recently kikin has decided to shift away their focus from the Browser app to the integration of kikin on the Android platform.[13]

kikin for Android

kikin is working with device manufacturers to integrate kikin's search technology deeply and pervasively into the Android platform and make it a fundamental part of the user experience. The image on the right depicts kikin for Android in action. When the users searches for the term "Java" by long-pressing on it, kikin looks at the surrounding context and delivers results that are about the island of Java and not about the Java programming language. kikin's context-based search technology analyzes the text surrounding the search term and delivers the user with results that are contextually relevant.[1]

kikin for Chrome

kikin has also been developing an extension for Chrome, similar to its other products. Currently beta versions of the extension are available, but it is not directly accessible through their website. kikin's Chrome extension is similar to its touch-based offeringa, and a search is triggered when a user holds the click key down (generally the left mouse button) for a short span of time.[2]

kikin Smart Selection

In order to avoid the user the hassle of exactly selecting the search term, ie. for "President Obama" having to somehow select both words -- kikin developed Smart Selection which intelligently selects a term consisting of one or more words based on the linguistic structure of the surrounding words. As such, if the user touched either "President" or "Obama", kikin's Smart Selection technology would select the entire term rather than just a fragment.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "kikin for Android (Official Product page)".
  2. ^ a b "kikin for Chrome (Official Product page)".
  3. ^ a b "kikin Browser for iPad - Features". kikin. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b c "kikin EasySearch™ API: Fast, Easy, Streamlined". Official kikin Team Blog. February 13, 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Kikin Is A Smart Web Browser For iPad With Fast Maps, Omnibox, Social Sharing Options And More". Redmond Pie. July 31, 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "How an iPad Browser Could Change the Way You Search". Mashable. October 6, 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "The Kikin App is the next evolution of touch browsing". The Next Web. October 10, 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "KIKIN customizes your web experience based on locally stored preferences -- The 20 Hot New York City Startups You Need To Watch". Business Insider. March 18, 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Kikin Personalizes Search By Tapping Into Your Social Graph". TechCrunch. October 23, 2009. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "kikin Browser for iPad". iTunes App Store. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Kikin Browser for iPad, Changing The Way We Use The Web". Ultralinx. October 10, 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "kikin: An Excellent Web Browser For iPad". makeuseof. September 18, 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Focusing Our Efforts on Operating Systems, Not Apps". Official kikin Team Blog. November 28, 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "Smart Selection - kikin for Android".
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