Jay Bhatti: Search, Consumer Web, and Marketing » Spock News http://www.jaybhatti.com Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:21:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Spock, Yasni, 123people — Who’s Got the People Search Buzz? http://www.jaybhatti.com/2009/05/spock-yasni-123people-whos-got-the-people-search-buzz/ http://www.jaybhatti.com/2009/05/spock-yasni-123people-whos-got-the-people-search-buzz/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 02:17:23 +0000 Jay Bhatti http://www.jaybhatti.com/?p=565

Over the last half year, the people search crowd have been slugging it out, if our experience at BNET is any indication. Back in October, we had a chat with Spock.com co-founder Jay Bhatti, at the company’s request, the emphasis being its growing nature. Then during the winter, Yasni.com founder Steffen Rühl wanted a conversation, also to discuss the company’s growth — or, as I found from looking at the data, growth still waiting to happen. Now 123people.com has asked for a conversation, citing statistics that show it the leader. However, when I checked the referenced sources, the numbers came to only a fraction of what the company claimed…

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]]> http://www.jaybhatti.com/2009/05/spock-yasni-123people-whos-got-the-people-search-buzz/feed/ 0 Venture Beat reports that Intelius buys Spock, the people search engine http://www.jaybhatti.com/2009/04/venture-beat-reports-that-intelius-buys-spock-the-people-search-engine/ http://www.jaybhatti.com/2009/04/venture-beat-reports-that-intelius-buys-spock-the-people-search-engine/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:49:55 +0000 Jay Bhatti http://www.jaybhatti.com/?p=581

Intelius, a company that performs background checks on people, has acquired Spock, a people search engine, for an undisclosed amount. The deal was signed today, VentureBeat just confirmed with Spock’s co-founder Jaideep Singh. Unconfirmed rumors of the deal first appeared yesterday on Techcrunch.

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]]> http://www.jaybhatti.com/2009/04/venture-beat-reports-that-intelius-buys-spock-the-people-search-engine/feed/ 0 Spock unveils ‘People Search’ for iPhone http://www.jaybhatti.com/2009/02/spock-unveils-%e2%80%98people-search%e2%80%99-for-iphone/ http://www.jaybhatti.com/2009/02/spock-unveils-%e2%80%98people-search%e2%80%99-for-iphone/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:05:22 +0000 Jay Bhatti http://www.jaybhatti.com/?p=597

‘People Search’ is the first and only People Search application on the iPhone. ‘People Search’ lets you find the people that you are interested in.

Who are you looking for on the web?
* Your friends?
* People with similar interests?
* Celebrities?
* Your favorite musician / author / sports star?
* The team behind your favorite company?
* Employees of the company that you are interested in?
* Professionals of a particular domain?

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]]> http://www.jaybhatti.com/2009/02/spock-unveils-%e2%80%98people-search%e2%80%99-for-iphone/feed/ 0 Review of the Year 2008 and Trends Watch http://www.jaybhatti.com/2009/01/review-of-the-year-2008-and-trends-watch/ http://www.jaybhatti.com/2009/01/review-of-the-year-2008-and-trends-watch/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:40:17 +0000 Jay Bhatti http://www.jaybhatti.com/?p=603

Paula Hane of Information Today Inc reviews the top tech trends of 2008 and gives a sneak peak at 2009.

The recession dominates our thoughts, of course …

It’s hard not to be discouraged when we see the belt-tightening going on across all sectors in reaction to the tough economic conditions—cost cutting, layoffs, closures, loss of advertising, scaled back growth plans, etc. … But we’re a tough and resilient lot. Things are bound to improve. And, as one of my more optimistic-minded colleagues pointed out, the tough times forced his company to re-examine how it was doing things and to implement some cost-cutting changes that should have been made earlier.

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]]> http://www.jaybhatti.com/2009/01/review-of-the-year-2008-and-trends-watch/feed/ 0 Intelligent Enterprise Praises Spock in Review of Spoke.com http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/12/intelligent-enterprise-gives-praises-to-spock-in-review-of-spoke/ http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/12/intelligent-enterprise-gives-praises-to-spock-in-review-of-spoke/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:11:00 +0000 Jay Bhatti http://www.jaybhatti.com/?p=608

Seth Grimes of Information Enterprise reviews people search engine Spoke, giving praise to Spock.

“If you want to keep your job, use Spoke,” advises recent e-mail from the folks behind “the fastest growing and most up-to-date business network in the U.S.” Sounds like something to look into — social / people networks are one of the most important BI assets to have emerged in recent years — and I figured I owe Spoke another chance after panning it back in 2004. Grading according to the same accuracy, completeness, quality, usefulness, and usability standards I’d apply to other BI tools, I’m afraid I’d give Spoke a low C. Here’s why.

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]]> http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/12/intelligent-enterprise-gives-praises-to-spock-in-review-of-spoke/feed/ 0 Spock.com Taps Text Analytics http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/12/spock-com-taps-text-analytics/ http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/12/spock-com-taps-text-analytics/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:48:21 +0000 Jay Bhatti http://www.jaybhatti.com/?p=614

Seth Grimes of Intelligent Enterprise interviews Spock’s Andrew Borthwick.

Spock is a people-search engine, currently in beta release. The company uses “a combination of search-engine technologies and user edits to aggregate the world’s people information and make it searchable.” Think Google meets LinkedIn: Web search with accuracy boosted by allowing individuals to claim, augment, and correct information about themselves. (See the screenshot below, right.)

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]]> http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/12/spock-com-taps-text-analytics/feed/ 0 Spock.com Identified as Awesome Semantic App for Educators http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/12/spock-com-identified-as-awesome-semantic-app-for-educators/ http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/12/spock-com-identified-as-awesome-semantic-app-for-educators/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:18:12 +0000 Jay Bhatti http://www.jaybhatti.com/?p=618

Matchacollege.com names Spock as one of its 50 best semantic apps for educators.

The semantic web has been touted as the next great frontier on the Internet. Teaching computers to understand how the human brain categorizes and thinks is at the heart of this concept and promises to open the doors to easier and more efficient access to information on the Internet.

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]]> http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/12/spock-com-identified-as-awesome-semantic-app-for-educators/feed/ 0 Spock.com: The People Search Engine http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/12/spock-com-the-people-search-engine/ http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/12/spock-com-the-people-search-engine/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:47:54 +0000 Jay Bhatti http://www.jaybhatti.com/?p=624

Mark Rollins of Zmogo interviewed Jay Bhatti about Spock and building a search engine.

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]]> http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/12/spock-com-the-people-search-engine/feed/ 0 Spock Exec: Using the Internet to Your Advantage http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/11/spock-exec-using-the-internet-to-your-advantage/ http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/11/spock-exec-using-the-internet-to-your-advantage/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:08:14 +0000 Jay Bhatti http://www.jaybhatti.com/?p=630

Vanessa Dennis of Cheezhead Recruiting News and Opinion interviewed Jay Bhatti to discuss tips on how job seekers can use the Web to their advantage.

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]]> http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/11/spock-exec-using-the-internet-to-your-advantage/feed/ 0 Job Search Tips for a Difficult Job Market http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/11/job-search-tips-for-a-difficult-job-market/ http://www.jaybhatti.com/2008/11/job-search-tips-for-a-difficult-job-market/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:27:06 +0000 Jay Bhatti http://www.jaybhatti.com/?p=634

Alison Doyle of About.com questions Jay Bhatti on advice on finding a job in this difficult environment.

What can you do to expedite your job search in a difficult job market? Do you need help or do you have to tips to share?

Here’s advice on how to ensure your job search is effective in challenging times and here’s how to include your job search tips on the list.

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