Posts filed under 'BoxxetAnnouncement'
Today we are happy to announce the public availability of Boxxet.
Boxxet brings the best of the Web (news, blogs, photos and more) on your favorite subjects. Some examples include The Amazing Race, Apple iPod, Green Day, New York Yankees, The Office, Second Life, Supernatural and Ultimate Fighting.
We like to say that Boxxet is community-driven and machine-assisted, which brings together the best of both technology and participation to the problem of finding the best content on the Web.
First and foremost, go ahead and explore Boxxet. You can try specific Boxxets like San Jose Sharks, Second Life, or Sacha Baron Cohen. Or browse through collections of Boxxets like Celebrities, Baseball or TV Shows.
Behind Boxxet is a lot of technology that finds and filters content by understanding what the users want. Furthermore, we have some cool tricks that allow the software to learn what you like. This way, we can find, filter and present the best content on your favorite subjects.
We’ve worked hard on Boxxet and hope you like it. Feedback is always welcomed at this page.
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January 15th, 2007
You Mon Tsang
If you think about it, venture capital is an amazing thing. The investment of many, many dollars based on an idea, a few people and hope is something entrepreneurial souls are grateful for.
Therefore we are happy to announce that we are partnering with Ascend Venture Group on Boxxet. Based in New York City with more than $150 million under management, Ascend is investing $900,000 in Boxxet to help us prove our idea. We’ve enjoyed working with Kylie Sachs and Darryl Wash at Ascend and expect many fruitful years ahead of us.
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January 15th, 2007
You Mon Tsang
Over the last few months, we have been working hard, adding new Boxxets (see Heroes, Ultimate Fighting, Sacha Baron Cohen) and even better ways for you to track and discover the best of the Web on your favorite subjects.
We plan to completely throw open our days in a month or two, but all sign-ups now are immediately given access, so go ahead and tell your friends and family about us.
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December 8th, 2006
You Mon Tsang
Sorry for the quiet but we’ve been heads down on getting Boxxet ready for an open beta. Based on feedback and usage patterns, we’ve made a ton of changes. Right now, we are straddling between two systems and as we make the final transition, you may see some service disruptions and bugs. Feel free to comment on any weird things you see. But don’t worry too much as this little storm will inevitable lead to a bigger storm (when we deploy the updated version).
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May 17th, 2006
You Mon Tsang
