Trovit
Encyclopedia
Trovit is a vertical search
engine for classifieds (jobs, cars, real estate). As of November 2008 it is the fifth largest real estate website in Spain based on number of monthly users (comScore
).
The name "Trovit" is derived from the Esperanto
word for "to find".
In December 2008, Trovit was a finalist in the Eurecan, a Caja Navarra
venture contest. It was also a winner in the 2008 Red Herring and in the 2008 Eurecan venture contest.
jobs, cars and real estate classified ads from websites. Users can search the ads, refine the result using filters and set up regular alerts (e-mail and RSS
feeds) to be notified about new ads.
The result page for real estate listings integrates Google Maps
to geolocate properties.
In some markets, such as Spain and Italy, the real estate market is based on non-exclusive contracts between sellers and estate agents. These agents try to avoid revealing the precise information about the property when they publish it on the Internet
. In this case, Trovit cannot geolocate the properties precisely on the map.
In the job market the situation is very different, and in markets such as the UK the fragmentation is significant. Trovit can index thousands of ads using its duplicate control system.
The car market is linked to large internet directories and the access to dealers, the final sellers of the product, is very complicated.
Vertical search
A vertical search engine, as distinct from a general web search engine, focuses on a specific segment of online content. The vertical content area may be based on topicality, media type, or genre of content. Common verticals include shopping, the automotive industry, legal information, medical...
engine for classifieds (jobs, cars, real estate). As of November 2008 it is the fifth largest real estate website in Spain based on number of monthly users (comScore
ComScore
comScore is a Internet marketing research company providing marketing data and services to many of the Internet's largest businesses. comScore tracks all internet data on its surveyed computers in order to study online behavior....
).
The name "Trovit" is derived from the Esperanto
Esperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
word for "to find".
Company
Trovit was founded in late 2006 by Iñaki Ecenarro, Raúl Puente, Daniel Giménez and Enrique Domínguez, and backed by private investors. It launched Trovit Spain as well as Trovit UK on March 30th, 2007. It is currently present in 20 countries.In December 2008, Trovit was a finalist in the Eurecan, a Caja Navarra
Caja Navarra
Caja de Ahorros de Navarra or Caja Navarra or CAN is a medium sized savings bank based in the Navarra region of northern Spain with its headquarters in Pamplona...
venture contest. It was also a winner in the 2008 Red Herring and in the 2008 Eurecan venture contest.
Website
Trovit crawlsWeb crawler
A Web crawler is a computer program that browses the World Wide Web in a methodical, automated manner or in an orderly fashion. Other terms for Web crawlers are ants, automatic indexers, bots, Web spiders, Web robots, or—especially in the FOAF community—Web scutters.This process is called Web...
jobs, cars and real estate classified ads from websites. Users can search the ads, refine the result using filters and set up regular alerts (e-mail and RSS
RSS
-Mathematics:* Root-sum-square, the square root of the sum of the squares of the elements of a data set* Residual sum of squares in statistics-Technology:* RSS , "Really Simple Syndication" or "Rich Site Summary", a family of web feed formats...
feeds) to be notified about new ads.
The result page for real estate listings integrates Google Maps
Google Maps
Google Maps is a web mapping service application and technology provided by Google, free , that powers many map-based services, including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder, Google Transit, and maps embedded on third-party websites via the Google Maps API...
to geolocate properties.
Data
- 26 million unique users - April 2009
- 11 million ads - April 2009
- 20 countries - June 2010
- 3 search engineSearch engineA 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...
verticals (jobs, cars, real estate)
Criticism
The Trovit search index is as precise and current as the data provided by its sources (portals and websites), and these depend on the data supplied by agents, recruiters and users. The quality of these results depends on the motivation of those sources to update the information.In some markets, such as Spain and Italy, the real estate market is based on non-exclusive contracts between sellers and estate agents. These agents try to avoid revealing the precise information about the property when they publish it on the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
. In this case, Trovit cannot geolocate the properties precisely on the map.
In the job market the situation is very different, and in markets such as the UK the fragmentation is significant. Trovit can index thousands of ads using its duplicate control system.
The car market is linked to large internet directories and the access to dealers, the final sellers of the product, is very complicated.
External links
- Trovit Blog - The official Trovit Blog (in English)
- Trovit Blog - The official Trovit Blog (in Spanish)
- Trovit - Trovit on You Noodle