Kartoo, one of the first of the visual search engines, with it's particular mapping technique would appear to have died. It underwent a fairly radical change a few months ago, but the homepage is now blank and their blog isn't available either.
If it has gone, it's a real shame, since it's one that I always used to point people towards.
If it has gone, it's a real shame, since it's one that I always used to point people towards.
Yeah...disappointing, indeed! Ujiko seems to be gone, too (affiliated with Kartoo). Too bad...both were quite intriguing. I thought they held great promise, too!
Oh well; maybe they're just down for updates or something.
We'll see!
Posted by: w1z111 | January 23, 2010 at 09:24 PM
Well, yes. While I've always found Kartoo and other visual search engines to be more than a little intriguing, I've never found them to be very useful.
Posted by: Mark | January 24, 2010 at 10:37 PM
I loved to use Kartoo and Ujiko. Found them quite useful too... I hope they aren't gone forever!!!
Posted by: Dilini | January 26, 2010 at 03:43 PM
Another great casualty. Kartoo adn the Search Crystal were the best.
Posted by: Manos | February 02, 2010 at 05:06 PM
Just saw this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartoo. Seems they pulled the plug in January 2010. Too bad. But something will come up with similar GUI and all that; it's just a matter of time, I think.
Posted by: w1z111 | February 20, 2010 at 04:37 AM