FleeQ, a Semantic Search Engine
June 17, 2010
FleeQ is “a Web 3.0” search engine. The company’s Web site says, “Search everything in real time!” Another universal affirmative. According to the company’s Web site, “FleeQ pays 20X the CPC of AdSense.” I am a simple goose, so one site describes itself in two different ways. The company is based in Palo Alto, California.
The system, according to the firm’s Web site:
“FleeQ is a new kind of network. It powers your websites search/discovery for your users.”
In order to get a better sense of the system, I ran a number of test queries. You can follow along but make certain you enter the address: http://www.fleeq.com. Once you enter the site, it is a bit of work to get back to the search box.
Here’s the splash page which points out that I am using the Flash version of the service:
My most interesting test query was for the term “taxonomy.” The list of hits include two references to Wikipedia. This is the default results list:
The points to note are the two tabs which allow one click access to images and videos. There is a list of tabs across the screen below the search box. A click on the Facebook tab displays hits from Facebook that include the string “taxonomy”.
I did not discuss FleeQ.com in my lecture at the SLA’s Spotlight session. There are other real time search engines that illustrate the concepts in my talk.
I found FleeQ.com useful. The system strikes me as a metasearch with considerable plumbing designed to generate revenue from partners’ Web traffic.
Worth a look and the revenue generating options may be of interest. You can find some monetization information at http://www.fleeq.com/new/publishers.php. I am not sure I noted the “semantic” angle of the system, but you may be more discerning than I.
Stephen E Arnold, June 17, 2010
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