Youdao (有道) is a
search engine released by
Chinese
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* Something related to China
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**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
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internet company
NetEase (網易) in 2007. It is the featured search engine of its parent company's
web portal
A web portal is a specially designed website that brings information from diverse sources, like emails, online forums and search engines, together in a uniform way. Usually, each information source gets its dedicated area on the page for displayi ...
,
163.com
NetEase, Inc. () is a Chinese Internet technology company providing online services centered on content, community, communications, and commerce. The company was founded in 1997 by Ding Lei. NetEase develops and operates online PC and mobile gam ...
, and allows users search for web pages, images, news, music, blogs, and Chinese-to-English dictionary entries.
History
Youdao is a subsidiary of NetEase, which develops mobile applications with
big data technology. The company has launched Youdao dictionary, along Youdao Cloud Notes, Hui Hui Assistant, and Youdao Tuiguang, using its search engine as a starting point to expand into the area of large-scale
data storage.
In December 2007, the Youdao desktop dictionary was formally launched and in January 2009, the first mobile version was released to consumers. It was launched as an online dictionary-like software and featured a whole-paragraph translation service. Translation was based on data from the search engine, along with web data generated by
data mining and
natural language processing. By the end of July 2012, the dictionary had more than 200 million users globally.
In June 2011, Youdao developed and launched cloud notes as a
Cloud storage technology which aimed to help users access data with ease and security. The platform solved existing
cross-platform
In computing, cross-platform software (also called multi-platform software, platform-agnostic software, or platform-independent software) is computer software that is designed to work in several computing platforms. Some cross-platform software ...
issues with personal information and data management. On December 6, 2011, cloud notes changed its name to "Youdao cloud notes" and by June 2013, Youdao cloud notes had exceeded 15 million users.
On August 2, 2013, NetEase announced that it was cooperating with Qihoo
360 Search to provide technical support services for their search engine. The company has since abandoned the field to focus on other services, such as Youdao dictionary.
References
External links
Official website
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