Kosmix Chosen for Time Magazine's 50 Coolest Websites of 2006; Site Helps People Search Less and Find More Using the Most Advanced Search Algorithms

Business Wire, August 15, 2006

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Kosmix today announced it has been chosen by Time Magazine as one of the coolest 50 Websites of 2006. Kosmix.com, which provides users with an entirely new search experience for a variety of popular topics including Health, Video Games, Finance, Travel and U.S. Politics, was selected for Time's Web Search and Services category. According to TIME, this year's choices are shining examples of next-generation sites offering dynamic new ways to inform and entertain, with cutting-edge tools to create, consume, share or discuss all manner of media, from blog posts to video clips.

"We're honored to receive this recognition from Time," said Venky Harinarayan, CEO and co-founder of Kosmix. "Kosmix helps people find the right information much faster because it understands the most relevant categories for any particular web page. For example, if you do a search on 'back pain,' you won't just get a list of sites with the words 'back pain' in them, you'll get a full breakdown of causes, treatments, symptoms, prevention, expert advise, natural remedies, blogs and much more."

Maryanne Buechner writes on TIME.com: "How do we select our finalists? We evaluate hundreds of candidates-some suggested by readers, colleagues and friends, others discovered during countless hours of surfing. We look at content and design, purpose and execution, style and smarts."

Kosmix offers the first fundamental innovation in core web search technology in years. Based on sophisticated algorithms, Kosmix presents a multi-dimensional view of search results that enables consumers to search less, while finding the most useful information on the Web more easily. Kosmix has applied its new search technology to several key market segments, and works with distribution partners to provide vertical search for dedicated content sites.

TIME's 50 Coolest Websites including links to the sites are on TIME.com.

About Kosmix (www.kosmix.com)

Kosmix has created a fundamentally new approach to search based on the development of advanced algorithms and technology that present a multi-dimensional view of relevant search results. The company was founded in 2004 by Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman, who also co-founded Junglee, a provider of database technology for helping consumers find products on the Internet, which was acquired by Amazon in 1998. Kosmix has filed more than 10 patents and has indexed more than 3.2 billion URLs and counting. Based in Mountain View, Calif., Kosmix is privately funded.