Cue (search engine)

Cue (formerly known as Greplin)[3] was a website and app co-founded by Daniel Gross, Shai Magzimof, and Robby Walker[4] that pulled information from online accounts to present an overview of a user's day.[5]

Cue
FormerlyGreplin
Dissolved2013
HeadquartersSan Francisco[1]
Founder(s)Daniel Gross, Shai Magzimof, Robby Walker
URLwww.cueup.com
Launched2010[2]
Current statusDiscontinued

Company info

Cue operated by linking various user accounts belonging to a registered individual and running a query search for keywords within those applications or accounts. For example, someone may have wanted to use a single search feature to check their Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter accounts without signing in and checking each one individually.[6]

Cue acted as a desktop search, indexing online social networking accounts, and thereby creating a "personal cloud." Cue offered a free version that allowed users to add a certain number of accounts, while a paid version allowed users the option to "unlock" other sources and get more index space.[7]

In 2011, Cue raised $4 million in funding from venture capital firm Sequoia. Their premium services were $5 per month, which included 500 MB of extra storage space, and $15 per month for an additional 2 GB.[8]

Shut down

In October 2013, Apple Inc. bought the company, for a price estimated between $35 and $45 million.[9] Cue premium users were refunded.

See also

References
  1. "Meet Cue, the personal assistant of the future that predicts your next move". ZDNET. 17 December 2012.
  2. "Greplin Grabs $4 Million From Sequoia For Social Search". TechCrunch. 14 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013.
  3. Gannes, Liz (June 18, 2012). "Greplin Recasts itself as Cue a Personal Assistant App". All Things D.
  4. "Cue". Y Combinator. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  5. Gordon, Whiston (21 June 2021). "Cue Turns Your Email, Contacts, and Calendars into a Smart Timeline of Your Day". Lifehacker.
  6. Lagorio, Christine (1 March 2011). "How This 19 year old is taking on Google". Inc.
  7. Rappaport, Avi. "Greplin Lets You Find Your Stuff in the Cloud". Information Today.
  8. Rappaport, Avi (22 February 2011). "Greplin Lets You Find Your Stuff in the Cloud". Information Today.
  9. D'Orazio, Dante (3 October 2013). "Apple reportedly buys Cue intelligent personal assistant app". The Verge. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013.
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