Bill Clinton Helps Launch Search Engine

[madison2000]

NEW YORK Dec 7, 2004 — Former president Bill Clinton on Monday helped launch a new Internet search company backed by the Chinese government which says its technology uses artificial intelligence to produce better results than Google Inc.

"I hope you all make lots of money," Clinton told executives at the launch of Accoona Corp., which donated an undisclosed amount to the William J. Clinton Foundation.

The Chinese government, one of several large backers, has granted Accoona a 20-year exclusive partnership with the China Daily Information Co., the government agency that runs an official Chinese and English Web site.

The deal gives Accoona data on some 5 million Chinese companies, which Accoona sees as a lucrative opportunity as U.S. businesses seek to do business in China ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=307987

[Dr Batsen D Belfry]

1. Does it help identify

left-leaning Democratic leaders with a spine?

Didn't think so.

DBDB

[jobycom]

6. Man, come on!

Like there are any!

[rabid_nerd]

2. Gore's on the board of Google

and Apple.. hmm..

[The Backlash Cometh]

3. Seems like China is the next USA.

Carlisle, I understand, has a new corporation set up there.

[oly]

4. Maybe we'll have the beneficial similar results that Wall-Mart

has had with the Chinese with the same beneficial results accumulating to Americans.

[jobycom]

5. Google has really been annoying lately

Too commercialized lately. Most searches I do wind up with more web sites trying to sell something than with anything useful.

See if this one is better or worse.

[Moderator]

7. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1051298