YossarianLives

This article is about the search engine. For the book, see Catch-22. For character, see Yossarian.

Yossarian Lives
Type of site
search engine, metaphorical search engine
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersLondon, UK
OwnerYossarian Lives, Ltd.
Created byJ. Paul Neeley
Daniel Foster-Smith
URLyossarian.co
CommercialYes
LaunchedAlpha - December, 2012
Current statusInactive

Yossarian Lives was a metaphorical search engine, a type of Internet search engine.[1] Its algorithms return results that are disparate, but potentially metaphorically related to the user's query. These results are intended to encourage creative thinking and diversity of thought. "We don't want you to know what everyone else knows, we want you to generate new knowledge."[1] The search engine emphasizes new knowledge vs. the reinforcing of existing information.[2] The site works to avoid the "filter bubble" by returning results that are conceptually related but disparate, compared with traditional search engines that return the most popular or common results.[3]

As of 2019, the site went offline. The company was based in London, UK.

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  2. ^ Deutsche Bank (n.d.). "Deutsche Bank Awards 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ Dang, Gitanjali (14 April 2012). "Finding more than what you seek". The Times of India.