Searching and Gathering
April 26, 2008 at 2:28 pm | In Business, Interactive, Multimedia | Leave a CommentTags: City Channel, Ireland, Journalists, Search Engine, Vazumo.com
I saw a programme on City Channel (www.city.ie) about this new Irish-based internet company, so I thought I’d check them out. They are Vazumo (www.vazumo.com) and they’re an internet search with a difference. They are not like Google, Yahoo! or others – they are a search engine for people looking specifically for companies. I am aware that you can search for companies through the other major search engines, but since this is is taylor-made for that purpose it’s probably going to give you more specific results. I searched for “telephone equipment” (since I need to record a thesis interview over the phone in May) & I was quite happy with the results. You type in a search term, and the website creates a ‘drop down list’ of things you might need. It also allows you to search for ‘journalists’; you get some names like Dan White, Barry McCall, the Associated Press, etc. You click into, for example ‘Ireland International’ & you are taken to their contact details and a map of where they’re located.
The tagline for this website is Search and Gather. I’m impressed so far.
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