Tailrank
A site that provided a feed of content on the World Wide Web that's being discussed across the blogosphere.
Description
Tailrank.com was a site that provided a feed of content on the World Wide Web that's being discussed across the blogosphere. The site continuously scanned blogs that had been registered with it, and composed an index of "top stories" that had been cited by the various blogs it had scanned.
Legal Name
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Former Legal Name(s)
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Company Reputation
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Entity Type
Private limited company
Ownership Status
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Operational Status
Inactive
Founded Date
2005
Operational Duration
4 years
Shutdown Date
2009
Last Financing Round
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Total Raised
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Last Financing Date
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No. of Funding Round(s)
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No. of Investor(s)
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No. of Employees
1 - 10
Total Revenue
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Post-money Valuation
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Market Capitalization
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Stage of Development
Development
Transactional Model Type
B2B
Defensibility Moats
User networks,
City
San Francisco
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Industry
Internet
Categories
News, Content, Publishing,
Note: Direct competitors are defined by similarity score of more than 40%, while similar companies are defined by similarity score of less than 40%
| No. | Image | Name | Similarity score | Description | Industry | Categories | Location | Ownership status | Entity type | Stage of development | Transactional model type | Defensibility moats | Last financing round | Total raised | Post-money valuation | Last financing date | No. of funding round(s) | No. of investors | Investors | Total revenue | Market capitalization | No. of investments | No. of acquisitions | No. of board seats taken | Competition | Management | No. of employees | Company reputation | Contact info | Operational status | Operational duration | Shutdown date | Founded date | Legal name | Former legal name(s) | Ticker |
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1. |  | Skribit | 26.6% | A tool that provided bloggers and readers with a unique form of interaction. | Internet | Blog, Content, Service Industry | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
2. |  | GO.com | 26.5% | A web portal used as a hub for Disney-related sites. | Internet | Online Portals, Content, News, Digital Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1999 | - | - | - |
3. |  | Unlockd | 24.6% | A mobile platform that rewards consumers when they unlock their digital device and view targeted ads, content or offers. | Internet | Advertising, Applications, Content, Mobile | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
4. |  | QuestHall | 21.9% | Social questions and answers | Internet | Social Media, Social, Content, Websites | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
5. |  | FriendFeed | 21.4% | A feed aggregator that consolidated updates from social media, social bookmarking websites, blogs, and microblogging sites. | Internet | Social Media, Media & Entertainment, News | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
6. |  | Nouncer | 19.0% | An online hub for real-time newswires. | Internet | Social, Blog, Content | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
7. |  | Wabona | 18.4% | An online subscription video streaming service. | Internet | Video Streaming, Subscription, Digital Media, Content | South Africa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
8. |  | Thoof | 17.5% | A social news ranking site. | Internet | News, Content, Social | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
9. |  | Digg | 17.5% | A website that enabled its users to find, read, and share the most interesting and talked-about stories on the Internet. | Internet | Digital Media, Social Media, Content, Media & Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2004 | - | - | - |
10. |  | Fontdeck | 17.3% | A service that allowed designers and content producers to choose typefaces from the font foundries in the world. | Internet | Content, Web Design, Social Media | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
11. |  | Rockmelt | 17.3% | A social browser-turned social news application. | Internet | Web Browsers, Social, News, Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
12. |  | Irrive | 17.3% | An online scrapbook maker. | Internet | Content, Social Media, Web Browsers | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
13. |  | Booktrope | 17.2% | A hybrid publisher which specialized in community-based team publishing. | Internet | Publishing, E-Commerce, Marketing | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
14. | | Go.com | 17.0% | A portal for Disney content | Internet | Online Portals, Websites, Content, Search Engine | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1999 | - | - | - |
15. |  | The Outline | 15.8% | A news publication on current events and news. | Internet | Publishing, News, Events | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
16. |  | BricaBox | 15.2% | Social content platform that allowed users to create their own social content sites. | Internet | Content, Social Media, Websites | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
17. |  | Texture | 15.0% | An online media company that provided digital publishing services. | Internet | Publishing, Content, Digital Entertainment, Digital Media, News | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
18. |  | Bold | 14.4% | A publishing and editing platform for enterprise. | Internet | Content, Publishing, Enterprise Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
19. |  | DailyBooth | 13.9% | A social network that enables users to share photos in real-time. | Internet | Photo Sharing, Social Network, Publishing | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
20. |  | Civil | 13.9% | A community-owned journalism network based on transparency and trust. | Internet | Publishing, Content, News, Blockchain | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2017 | - | - | - |
21. |  | Findory | 13.9% | A news and blog aggregation website that utilized collaborative filtering. | Internet | News, Blog, Real Time | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2004 | - | - | - |
22. |  | Fflick | 13.8% | A movie website that provided reviews, news, and information based on data collected from social media. | Internet | Reviews, News, Analytics, Social Media | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
23. |  | Summly | 12.1% | News aggregation app. | Internet | News, Publishing, Mobile Applications | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
24. |  | Hayibo | 11.8% | Parody and satirical news site. | Internet | News, Websites, Publishing | South Africa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
25. |  | Saaspire | 11.6% | Offered SaaS-based relevancy platform that enabled its users to develop web applications. | Internet | Advertising, Content, SaaS, Web Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
26. |  | Croice | 10.7% | A platform that enabled bloggers to create and share interactive live audio streams with audiences. | Internet | Audio, Blogging Platforms, Broadcasting, News, Video Streaming | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
27. |  | BriefMe | 10.5% | Built a ranked leaderboard of news. | Internet | Applications, News | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
28. |  | Matchmine | 10.4% | A personalized content recommendations service. | Internet | Advertising, Digital Media, Content, News | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
29. |  | Moglue | 10.4% | A desktop platform that enabled publishers, authors, and artists to create interactiv | Internet | Publishing, Art, Software, Mobile, Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
30. |  | Flud | 10.2% | A social news reader application designed to display RSS feeds for teams and businesses. | Internet | Enterprise Software, Mobile, News, Content, Social Media | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
31. |  | iProf Learning Solutions | 9.7% | An mLearning Superstore that served education contents. | Internet | EdTech, E-Learning, M-learning, Content, Education | India | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250-500 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
32. |  | Broadcast.com | 9.4% | Web radio and streaming content. | Internet | Internet Radio, News, Social Media | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5000-10000 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1995 | - | - | - |
33. |  | Dot & Bo | 9.4% | An online furniture retailer. | Internet | E-Commerce, Retail, Content | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
34. |  | Blah Diary | 9.0% | Aggregated interesting content to evolve into a content discovery platform. | Internet | Content, Publishing, Marketing | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
35. |  | StumbleUpon | 8.9% | A discovery engine that found and recommended personalized web content to its users. | Internet | Content, Search Engine, Personalization | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2001 | - | - | - |
36. |  | Bookish | 8.8% | A website that allowed users to browse its database of books & authors. | Internet | Books, Publishing, Database | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
37. |  | Fresco News | 8.7% | Combined the incredible powers of their mobile devices with the content needs of global news outlets. | Internet | News, Publishing, Crowdsourcing | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
38. |  | Spotplex | 8.4% | An online content aggregation service that provided range of popular news articles. | Internet | News, Content, Online Portals | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
39. |  | Pixable | 8.3% | An online photo sharing and printing service. | Internet | Photo Sharing, Digital Media, Publishing | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
40. |  | Fotopedia | 8.2% | A developer of travel applications that feature photography from their online community. | Internet | Advertising, Crowdsourcing, Mobile, News | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
41. |  | Boompa.com | 8.1% | A web startup focused on car fanatics. | Internet | Social Networking, Content, Websites | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
42. |  | Maven Networks | 8.0% | an online video platform that provided end-to-end video syndication, content management and advertising solutions. | Internet | Online Portals, Video, Content | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2002 | - | - | - |
43. |  | Mode Media | 7.2% | A digital lifestyle media company. | Internet | Digital Media, Content, Lifestyle, Fashion | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250-500 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2003 | - | - | - |
44. |  | Pinspire | 6.9% | A virtual pinboard that enabled users to organize and share visual web content. | Internet | Web, Content, Pinboard, Virtualization | Singapore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
45. |  | Pretty Young Professional | 6.8% | A media company and career resource for young professional women. | Internet | Publishing, Professional Services, Websites, Career, Digital Media, Copywriting, Content | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
46. |  | RawSugar | 6.8% | A social tagging site. | Internet | Content, Content Discovery | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
47. |  | Circa | 6.4% | A mobile news app that provided users with up-to-date news on diverse topics. | Internet | Mobile Applications, News | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
48. |  | Babble | 5.8% | An online magazine site that offered information and lifestyle content for parents. | Internet | News, Parenting, Lifestyle, Communities, Media & Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
49. |  | Facebook Paper | 5.3% | A phone-based equivalent of a newspaper or magazine. | Internet | News, Applications, iOS | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
50. |  | ContentMart | 4.8% | An online marketplace that connected writers with clients in need of top-notch quality content. | Internet | Content, Content Creators, Professional Services, E-Commerce | India | - | - | - | - | - | Private Equity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
51. |  | Quibb | 4.6% | A professional network to share industry news and analysis. | Internet | News, Analytics, Professional Services | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
52. |  | Haivl | 4.5% | An entertainment site. | Internet | Websites, Entertainment, Media & Entertainment, News | Vietnam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
53. |  | Murmur App | 2.7% | An online fan merchandise and customization platform. | Internet | Content, Blog | India | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
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