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codyguy on Jan 8, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Yahoo planning 10% layoffs as early as this month,...

They could have been serious contender in semantic search. I remember trying to reach out to some yahoos regarding an ambitious, yet serious proposal on semantic search using ThatNeedle.com. we could have made an impact. I could not get to the right audience even for a demo or a proposal. I guess they have too many silos built on top of an ivory tower. Nonetheless, it would be sad to see them fade away.

ugh123 on Jan 8, 2016 [–]

You mean you tried to peddle your startup (for acquisition likely) to them and you couldn't get your foot in the door? And that could have made them a "contender"? Please

codyguy on Jan 8, 2016 | [–]

outsourcing search to Bing certainly didn't help. Not sure they had much to lose in search.

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