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'''Pikimal''' (pronounced as pick-em-all)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popcitymedia.com/innovationnews/pikimal033011.aspx | title=Shop Smarter With Pikimal | POP City Media }}</ref> is a website, designed as a [[decision engine]] that uses consumer input to provide specialized search results for products and categories. |
'''Pikimal''' (pronounced as pick-em-all)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popcitymedia.com/innovationnews/pikimal033011.aspx | title=Shop Smarter With Pikimal | POP City Media }}</ref> is a website, designed as a [[decision engine]] that uses consumer input to provide specialized search results for products and categories. |
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Unlike typical [[Web_search_engine|search engines]], Pikimal mines data to provide users with only the facts pertaining to their search, as a hopeful solution to [[SEO]] and marketing biased search results. |
Unlike typical [[Web_search_engine|search engines]], Pikimal mines data to provide users with only the facts pertaining to their search, as a hopeful solution to [[SEO]] and marketing biased search results. |
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As of April 2011, Pikimal had 13 full-time employees in Pittsburgh, PA, interns, and various contractors around the world.<ref name="businesstimes" /> |
As of April 2011, Pikimal had 13 full-time employees in Pittsburgh, PA, interns, and various contractors around the world.<ref name="businesstimes" /> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Pikimal was founded in January 2010 by [[Eric Silver]], previously the chief marketing officer at [[Modcloth]]. The Pikimal site was launched in [[public beta]] form in October 2010 |
Pikimal was founded in January 2010 by [[Eric Silver]], previously the chief marketing officer at [[Modcloth]]. The Pikimal site was launched in [[public beta]] form in October 2010.<ref name="businesstimes" /> |
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== Functionality == |
== Functionality == |
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Pikimal allows users to adjust sliders to express what facts of a product are particularly important to them. These percentages are combined with an algorithm to provide users with product recommendations that are rooted directly in facts, but only the facts they find most relevant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imOUklpphcM&feature=player_embedded | title=What is Pikimal? Video}} |
Pikimal allows users to adjust sliders to express what facts of a product are particularly important to them. These percentages are combined with an algorithm to provide users with product recommendations that are rooted directly in facts, but only the facts they find most relevant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imOUklpphcM&feature=player_embedded | title=What is Pikimal? Video}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 23:29, 24 October 2012
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| Company type | LLC |
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| Industry | Search |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Eric Silver |
| Headquarters | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
Key people | Eric Silver, Chief Executive Officer |
Number of employees | 13[1] |
| Website | www.pikimal.com |
Pikimal (pronounced as pick-em-all)[2] is a website, designed as a decision engine that uses consumer input to provide specialized search results for products and categories.
Unlike typical search engines, Pikimal mines data to provide users with only the facts pertaining to their search, as a hopeful solution to SEO and marketing biased search results.
As of April 2011, Pikimal had 13 full-time employees in Pittsburgh, PA, interns, and various contractors around the world.[1]
History
Pikimal was founded in January 2010 by Eric Silver, previously the chief marketing officer at Modcloth. The Pikimal site was launched in public beta form in October 2010.[1]
Functionality
Pikimal allows users to adjust sliders to express what facts of a product are particularly important to them. These percentages are combined with an algorithm to provide users with product recommendations that are rooted directly in facts, but only the facts they find most relevant.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Spencer, Malia (25 March 2011). "Pikimal, a comparison shopping website, hopes to stand out from crowd".
{{cite news}}: Text "Pittsburgh Business Times" ignored (help) - ^ "Shop Smarter With Pikimal".
{{cite web}}: Text "POP City Media" ignored (help) - ^ "What is Pikimal? Video".