Lycos purchased WiseWire as part of the company s push to capture the number one spot among Web navigation companies. The patented WiseWire technology gives Lycos highly effective directory-building and enhanced search capabilities. One of the major benefits of Lycos WiseWire technology is it lets visitors read and rate documents, learns from their responses, and then automatically delivers fresh, well-matched content. Several WiseWire technology features are currently integrated throughout the Lycos network. This format allows Lycos users to teach the system which sites they like and don t like using simple rating buttons.
Pages continually bubble up or down based on user preference.
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