Software:You.com
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Type of site | Search engine |
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| Available in | English |
| Founder(s) | Bryan McCann Richard Socher |
| Website | you |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | November 9, 2021 |
| Current status | Public beta |
You.com is a search engine built in Palo Alto, California, United States that summarizes web results using website categories, contrary to a traditional search engine which shows a list of links.[1][2] The search engine was founded by former Salesforce employees, and opened its public beta on November 9, 2021.[3] In an interview, co-founder Richard Socher stated he wanted a search engine with a balance of privacy and personalization.[4]
History
The website was founded in 2020 by two former Salesforce employees, Bryan McCann and Richard Socher.[5] Following the search engine's announcement of opening the public beta in 2021, it received $20 million in funding from Marc Benioff, the Salesforce founder.[6]
In March 2022, the company launched YouWrite, a GPT-3 text generator for writing e-mails and other documents.[7][8]
In December 2022, the company launched YouChat, a Generative Pre-trained Transformer-based chat bot, primarily based on OpenAI's GPT-3.5. It uses Google search for general search results and Microsoft Bing for more specific searches, such as code snippets.
Search results
The search engine shows search results sorted by specific websites, for example, Reddit. These categories can be sorted by the user.[2] For web results, it uses Microsoft Bing's results.[9]
You.com does not store users' IP addresses and does not collect users' information for targeting ads. You.com offers two modes: personal mode and private mode which is more confidential.[10] As opposed to the personal mode, in private mode You.com does not store users' searches, share IP addresses with You.com partners, or collect any information about searching.[11]
Reception
You.com has received generally positive reviews, with the main criticism being the way it organizes information, which has been described as overwhelming by The Verge.[3]
References
- ↑ Rutherford, Sam (2021-11-09). "You.com Launches in Beta As a Privacy-Focused Alternative to Google". https://gizmodo.com/you-com-launches-in-beta-as-a-privacy-focused-search-al-1848023295.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kelly, Heather (2021-11-09). "You, another new search engine, hopes privacy can help it take on Google". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/11/09/search-engine-you/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Robertson, Adi (2021-11-09). "You.com wants to remake the search engine". https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/9/22770614/you-salesforce-startup-search-engine-privacy-information-control.
- ↑ "Search Engine You.com Launches Public Beta, Looks to Take on Google". 2021-11-24. https://cheddar.com/media/search-engine-you-com-launches-public-beta-looks-to-take-on-google.
- ↑ Miller, Ron (2020-12-08). "Former Salesforce chief scientist announces new search engine to take on Google" (in en-US). https://social.techcrunch.com/2020/12/08/former-salesforce-chief-scientist-announces-new-search-engine-to-take-on-google/.
- ↑ Wiggers, Kyle (2021-11-09). "AI-driven search engine You.com takes on Google with $20M". https://venturebeat.com/2021/11/09/ai-driven-search-engine-you-com-takes-on-google-with-20m/.
- ↑ Jain, Osheen (2022-03-17). "You.com launches YouWrite, an AI-powered writing tool powered by OpenAI". https://analyticsdrift.com/you-com-launches-youwrite-an-ai-powered-writing-tool-powered-by-openai/.
- ↑ Wiggers, Kyle (2022-03-15). "You.com launches an AI-powered writing tool powered by OpenAI". https://venturebeat.com/2022/03/15/you-com-partners-with-openai-to-launch-an-ai-powered-writing-tool/.
- ↑ Shankland, Stephen. "You.com search challenges Google with a new look and private mode". https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/you-com-search-challenges-google-with-a-new-look-and-private-mode/.
- ↑ Smith, Autumn (2021-12-01). "What Is You.com and How Is It Different to Other Search Engines?" (in en-US). https://www.makeuseof.com/what-is-you-com/.
- ↑ "How does You.com compare to other search engines?". https://about.you.com/hc/faq/how-does-you-com-compare-to-other-search-engines/.
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