Viewzi

{{Short description|Defunct American internet search engine company}}

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| foundation = Dallas, U.S. (2006)

| defunct = December 28, 2010

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Viewzi was a search engine company based in Dallas, Texas that developed a highly visual experience that tailored the way users look at information based on what they are looking for.[http://adage.com/digitalnext/post?article_id=130111&search_phrase=viewzi AdAge, August 2008] Users got over 16 "views" for their search including MP3 view (with a list of streaming audio you can play), album view (cover art and related musicians), plus specialized lenses for images, news, and more.[https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/multimedia/2008/08/pl_playlist?slide=2&slideView=2 Wired, August 2008]

A project that was said to have been in the works for roughly two years, Viewzi, a visual search utility, reached beta stage in April, 2008.[http://mashable.com/2008/04/22/viewzi/ Mashable, April 2008] Instead of providing a single list of results in a set form for search requests, as Google does, Viewzi provided different “views” that are tailored to the request being made.[https://venturebeat.com/2008/04/24/viewzi-provides-a-window-to-the-multi-view-future-of-search/ VentureBeat, April 2008]

Viewzi raised over $2M in seed funding. As of December 28, 2010, Viewzi's website announced that the search engine had not been under development since 2008, and had been closed down.