Go Alternative: Kartoo.com unveils improved visual mapping and e-reputation tools to optimize web se

Online, October 15, 2009 (Newswire.com) - Clermont Ferrand, France -October 15, 2009. Leader in visual search engine, Kartoo.com is launching a new innovative interface featuring a web reputation barometer, topic recommendations, top sites, images, news and a map of results with website screenshots, to allow users synthesize large volumes of diverse information in record time.
Currently, most of the Internet search engines provide a list of results but with the volume of information constantly increasing, it is difficult to find what are looking for promptly, especially when we are not familiar with the subject or savvy Internet users. As a result, we have seen an increase on alternative search engines, such as real time lookup, type (image, audio, video, podcast, blogs, etc.), and visual search, a field in which Kartoo.com has an eight year expertise.
As expressed by Laurent Baleydier Kartoo's President and CEO "For many years, the interfaces were made by Information Technology (IT) specialists for IT specialists. The new generation tools will be easy to use, intuitive and visual. Currently on the Internet, Google and the other search engines display their results in the form of endless linear lists, which is equivalent to traveling in an unknown city with the help of a list of street names instead of an actual map. KartOO helps users to quickly find what they seek and the e-trend analysis system is a revolution in the search engine sector."
Kartoo.com new features include:
- Valence system with barometer allows for the e-trend analysis.
- Multi-channel: separate sidebar modules to query several sources
- Multilingual sources: French, British English, American English, German
- Customized search (for instance, include a specific word in the web address or exclude certain extensions from domain names)
- Visual overview of results
- Semantics: creation of search-related keywords and expressions

For more information please visit: www.kartoo.net

Press Contact:
Angelica Marchand
angelica@kartoo.com
Tel: +33 4 73 28 98 26
Fax: +33 4 88 04 93 33

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