Cue (formerly known as Greplin)[3] was a website and app co-founded by Daniel Gross, Shai Magzimof, and Robby Walker[4] that pulled information from online accounts to present an overview of a user's day.[5]
| Formerly | Greplin |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2013 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco[1] |
| URL | www.cueup.com |
| Launched | 2010[2] |
| Current status | Discontinued |
Company info
editCue operated by linking various user accounts belonging to a registered individual and running a query search for keywords within those applications or accounts. For example, someone may have wanted to use a single search feature to check their Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter accounts without signing in and checking each one individually.[6]
Cue acted as a desktop search, indexing online social networking accounts, and thereby creating a "personal cloud." Cue offered a free version that allowed users to add a certain number of accounts, while a paid version allowed users the option to "unlock" other sources and get more index space.[7]
In 2011, Cue raised $4 million in funding from venture capital firm Sequoia. Their premium services were $5 per month, which included 500 MB of extra storage space, and $15 per month for an additional 2 GB.[8]
Shut down
editIn October 2013, Apple Inc. bought the company, for a price estimated between $35 and $45 million.[9] Cue premium users were refunded.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Meet Cue, the personal assistant of the future that predicts your next move". ZDNET. 17 December 2012.
- ^ "Greplin Grabs $4 Million From Sequoia For Social Search". TechCrunch. 14 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013.
- ^ Gannes, Liz (June 18, 2012). "Greplin Recasts itself as Cue a Personal Assistant App". All Things D.
- ^ "Cue". Y Combinator. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ Gordon, Whiston (21 June 2021). "Cue Turns Your Email, Contacts, and Calendars into a Smart Timeline of Your Day". Lifehacker.
- ^ Lagorio, Christine (1 March 2011). "How This 19 year old is taking on Google". Inc.
- ^ Rappaport, Avi. "Greplin Lets You Find Your Stuff in the Cloud". Information Today.
- ^ Rappaport, Avi (22 February 2011). "Greplin Lets You Find Your Stuff in the Cloud". Information Today.
- ^ D'Orazio, Dante (3 October 2013). "Apple reportedly buys Cue intelligent personal assistant app". The Verge. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013.