Collecta’s new home page showcases the best pictures, stories, updates and comments from CES and other trending topics as they unfold
San Francisco, Calif. – January 7, 2010 – Collecta, the streaming real-time search company that has been accelerating the pace of Internet search, is leveraging its network of more than 10 million sites to reveal hot stories as they develop across the web. The site’s new ‘Hot Now’ section features the most representative stories, photos, and comments for each hot topic — providing a unique multi-dimensional snapshot on the pulse of the web at any point in time. For example, with the start of CES 2010, Collecta’s ‘Hot Now’ shows the hottest stories, launches, and buzz from Las Vegas.
At a glance, Collecta visitors can discover the latest breaking events, news, and other trends on the web — from the floor of CES to a cold blast gripping the east coast or Google’s Nexus One. For each topic, Collecta includes a sampling of articles, images, Twitter updates, and comments to give people a holistic view of what’s being said and shown across the web. The content updates as new relevant information and images come in — giving the fastest, most up-to-date view of topics in real time.
Collecta’s editorial process has been designed to ensure that the hottest topics and trends are showcased, as well as the most representative and useful pieces of media for each topic.
“Previously, the Collecta home page displayed a list of the hottest keywords found in Collecta searches. Our users responded really well to that feature and often launched their own searches to discover what’s happening related to any given keyword,” said Gerry Campbell, CEO of Collecta. “We decided to liven things up by adding sample stories, comments, and photos up front for each topic. As a result, visitors don’t just see a handful of terms. They see the most useful pieces of content right away, and instantly have a multi-faceted view of what’s going on at any given moment.”
In addition, technology fans can turn to Collecta to track all the latest happenings from the floors of CES in real time. By running an extended search on CES on Collecta, people can literally watch events and news unfold. Collecta’s XMPP-based platform shoots information out the instant it has been published, so users can watch a live results stream without having to hit refresh or restart their query. Collecta encompasses a broad content network of both social media and established news sources, offering a single place to view product reviews from bloggers and journalists, Tweets and photos from exhibitors and attendees, articles, comments and more — all in real time.
About Collecta
Collecta represents a new way to experience search, in real time. Collecta is the Web’s most powerful real-time search engine, posting matching stories, blogs, photos, and comments as they happen. By aggregating content in real time, Collecta offers a new and more comprehensive view of what’s going on in the world right now. For more information, visit www.collecta.com.
