PeekYou
Encyclopedia
PeekYou is a people search engine
that indexes people and their links
on the web. The name "PeekYou" is explained as a contraction
of People and Seek. Founded in April 2006 by Michael Hussey (the founder of RateMyTeachers
and RateMyProfessors.com
), PeekYou claims to have indexed over 250 million people, mostly in the US and Canada. The search results are built from publicly available URLs, including MySpace
profiles, Facebook
, LinkedIn
, Wikipedia
, Google+
, blogs, homepages, business pages and news sources.
PeekYou opened its search engine in stealth mode in July 2006. The website is one of the Top 250 US websites, according to Quantcast.
In June of 2010, PeekYou launched what it described as the "first digital footprint ranking system for individuals." Called PeekScore, the ranking system rates each of the individuals in the PeekYou index on a scale from one to ten, for the purposes of of quantifying the scope of his or her online impact. The algorithm used to calculate the score takes into account the various active aspects of an individual's online life, particularly in the areas of blogging, social networking, and personal websites. The score also factors in all passive facets of an individual's online presence as well, including general mentions of the individual in online news sources, and throughout the internet.
An entertainment blog featuring lists of individuals grouped together based on assorted common traits (shared professions, etc.), and ranked from highest PeekScore to lowest also exists to promote the PeekScore product.
Search engine
A search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. Search engines help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information...
that indexes people and their links
Hyperlink
In computing, a hyperlink is a reference to data that the reader can directly follow, or that is followed automatically. A hyperlink points to a whole document or to a specific element within a document. Hypertext is text with hyperlinks...
on the web. The name "PeekYou" is explained as a contraction
Contraction
Contraction may refer to:In physiology:* Muscle contraction, one that occurs when a muscle fiber lengthens or shortens** Uterine contraction, contraction of the uterus, such as during childbirth* Contraction, a stage in wound healing...
of People and Seek. Founded in April 2006 by Michael Hussey (the founder of RateMyTeachers
RateMyTeachers
RateMyTeachers, abbreviated as RMT, is a controversial review site used to rate elementary and secondary school teachers' performance . Participants give numerical ratings on a scale of 1 to 5 in four different categories to their current or former elementary and secondary school teachers...
and RateMyProfessors.com
RateMyProfessors.com
RateMyProfessors.com is a review site, founded in May 1999 by John Swapceinski, a software engineer from Menlo Park, California, which allows college and university students to assign ratings to professors and campuses of American, Canadian, and United Kingdom institutions. The site was originally...
), PeekYou claims to have indexed over 250 million people, mostly in the US and Canada. The search results are built from publicly available URLs, including MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
profiles, Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a business-related social networking site. Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. , LinkedIn reports more than 120 million registered users in more than 200 countries and territories. The site is available in English, French,...
, Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 20 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site,...
, Google+
Google+
Google+ is a social networking and identity service, operated by Google Inc.The service was launched on June 28, 2011, in an invite-only "field testing" phase. The following day, existing users were allowed to invite friends who were over 18 years of age to the service to create their own accounts....
, blogs, homepages, business pages and news sources.
PeekYou opened its search engine in stealth mode in July 2006. The website is one of the Top 250 US websites, according to Quantcast.
In June of 2010, PeekYou launched what it described as the "first digital footprint ranking system for individuals." Called PeekScore, the ranking system rates each of the individuals in the PeekYou index on a scale from one to ten, for the purposes of of quantifying the scope of his or her online impact. The algorithm used to calculate the score takes into account the various active aspects of an individual's online life, particularly in the areas of blogging, social networking, and personal websites. The score also factors in all passive facets of an individual's online presence as well, including general mentions of the individual in online news sources, and throughout the internet.
An entertainment blog featuring lists of individuals grouped together based on assorted common traits (shared professions, etc.), and ranked from highest PeekScore to lowest also exists to promote the PeekScore product.
External links
- PeekYou
- "PeekYou - Spock has Competition" at TechcrunchTechCrunchTechCrunch is a web publication that offers technology news and analysis, as well as profiling of startup companies, products, and websites. It was founded by Michael Arrington in 2005, and was first published on June 11, 2005....
- "PeekYou Makes People Search Worthwhile with Google Integration" at MashableMashableMashable is an American news website and Internet news blog founded by Pete Cashmore. The website's primary focus is social media news, but also covers news and developments in mobile, entertainment, online video, business, web development, technology, memes and gadgets...
- Interview with PeekYou founder Michael Hussey at IntimateMath
- "PeekYou’s Hussey Offers Glimpse Into Data Practices" at Adotas
- PeekYou + 24 Other Free People Search Engines
- "'Scrapers' Dig Deep for Data on Web" at Wall Street Journal
- Crunchbase