Pikimal
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CEO | |
Number of employees | 13[1] |
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| Website | www.pikimal.com |
Pikimal (pronounced as pick-em-all)
Unlike typical
As of April 2011, Pikimal had 13 full-time employees in Pittsburgh, PA, interns, and various contractors around the world.[1]
History
Pikimal was founded in January 2010 by Eric Silver,
Functionality
Pikimal allows users to adjust sliders to express what facts of a product are particularly important to them. These percentages are combined with an algorithm to provide users with product recommendations that are rooted directly in facts, but only the facts they find most relevant.[5]
Pivot and Shutdown
In 2012, Pikimal changed its name to Webkite and pivoted to provide faceted search solutions to other companies. As of September 2014, pikimal.com and all associated sites has been shut down.
References
- ^ a b c Spencer, Malia (25 March 2011). "Pikimal, a comparison shopping website, hopes to stand out from crowd". Pittsburgh Business Times.
- ^ Deb Smit (March 30, 2011). "Shop Smarter With Pikimal". Popcitymedia.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2011.
- ^ Deborah Todd (November 4, 2014). "Pittsburgh-based Webkite cuts staff, names new CEO". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014.
- ^ Robert Isenberg (February 21, 2012). "Internet Industrialist". Pittsburgh Magazine. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023.
- ^ "What is Pikimal? Video". YouTube.