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Omgili (an acronym for "oh my god I love it") was a vertical search engine that focuses on "many to many"
user generated content
User-generated content (UGC), alternatively known as user-created content (UCC), is any form of content, such as images, videos, text, testimonials, and audio, that has been posted by users on online platforms such as social media, discussion f ...
discussion groups
A focus group is a group interview involving a small number of demographically similar people or participants who have other common traits/experiences. Their reactions to specific researcher/evaluator-posed questions are studied. Focus groups are ...
vertical search engine
A vertical search engine is distinct from a general web search engine, in that it focuses on a specific segment of online content. They are also called specialty or topical search engines. The vertical content area may be based on topicality, media ...
, scanned millions of online discussions worldwide in over 100,000 boards and forums, and was able to differentiate between discussion entities, such as, title, topic, answer and post date.
Users could use Omgili to find consumer opinions, debates, discussions, personal experiences, answers and solutions. The crawler behind Omgili (name Omgilibot is still operational and is the technology behind Webz.io (formally Webhose.io).
Omgili Ltd.
Omgili Ltd. was a web-based information services
startup company
A startup or start-up is a company or project undertaken by an entrepreneur to seek, develop, and validate a scalable business model. While entrepreneurship refers to all new businesses, including self-employment and businesses that never intend ...
. Omgili Ltd. was established in December 2006.
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InformationWeek
''InformationWeek'' is a digital magazine which conducts corresponding face-to-face events, virtual events, and research. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California and was first published in 1985 by CMP Media, later called Informa. The p ...