10 posts and columns on Topsy

If Only Search and Social Could Just Get Along

in Social on January 11 at 7:30 am PT

Would it be so hard to give people a way to search across all their social networks?
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Twitter Photo-Sharing Went Through the Roof After Twitter Started Hosting Images

in Social on January 9 at 2:11 pm PT

The number of photos shared on Twitter grew 421 percent over the course of 2011.
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Social Search Start-Up Topsy Nabs Cisco Exec as CEO

in News on December 6, 2011 at 11:48 am PT

The social search start-up has hired Duncan Greatwood, the founder who sold PostPath to Cisco Sytems in 2008.
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Topsy Says Its Google+ Search Is Better Than Google’s

in Social on October 11, 2011 at 8:02 am PT

The real-time search engine Topsy, which has until now indexed Twitter, today adds public Google+ posts.
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What Bad Economy? Three Big Silicon Valley VCs Poised to Haul in $2B in New Fund Raising.

in News on September 8, 2011 at 6:15 am PT

Despite the bad economy, turbulent markets and lackluster venture returns of late, limited partners looking for an investment edge seem to still be adding more dough to the VC kitty.
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Defying the Twitter Ecosystem Curse, Topsy Rakes in $15M More

in Social on March 10, 2011 at 8:00 am PT

Topsy Labs, the real-time search engine, has raised $15 million in Series C funding from BlueRun Ventures, Ignition Partners, Founders Fund, Scott Banister and Western Technology Investments. This brings the company to about $30 million in total funding since it was founded in 2006.

Collecta: Another Real-time Search Engine Bites the Dust

in Social on January 19, 2011 at 6:09 pm PT

Los Angeles-based start-up Collecta has shuttered its real-time search business, including a destination site, API and publisher widgets. The company follows OneRiot, Ellerdale and other competitors that have hightailed away from indexing status updates from social services, which a couple of years ago had seemed like an enormous opportunity.

Topsy Hands Out Real-Time Search Widgets

in Social on January 13, 2011 at 8:00 am PT

Real-time search engine Topsy today is launching customizable widgets for publishers to display topical tweets.

#lessambitiousmovies Shows Twitter Can Still Be Community, Not Just a Tool

in Social on January 5, 2011 at 12:31 am PT

Just when you thought Twitter had become a basic tool that serves many purposes, we’re reminded that the service has fostered an actual community. At least that’s the case in my little corner of the Twitterverse, which tonight has overflowed with a meme that just about everyone can participate in and appreciate: #lessambitiousmovies.