MC Hammer Launches a Search Engine

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MC Hammer Launches a Search Engine

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday October 20, 2011 @03:25AM from the can't-find-this dept.

MC Hammer was among tech entrepreneurs announcing new products at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. The rapper's product is a new search engine called WireDoo. Sadly, it is not an index of things you can't touch, but instead a search engine focusing on relational items. Searching for the word "car" will bring up topics related to a car, like insurance, pricing and safety ratings. WireDoo is still being built and not available to the public yet.

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STOP.. by Moheeheeko · 2011-10-20 03:28 · Score: 5, Funny

..google time
1. Re:STOP.. by JosKarith · 2011-10-20 03:55 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  If it's not available to the public I guess we can't touch it yet...
  
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2. Re:STOP.. by Anonymous Coward · 2011-10-20 03:55 · Score: 3, Insightful
  
  Or in layman's terms: Yes.
Unavailable to the public? by jmobley · 2011-10-20 03:28 · Score: 4, Funny

So what you're saying is, we can't touch this search engine yet?
pretty sure investors will not... by mackil · 2011-10-20 03:29 · Score: 2

... touch this!
1. Re:pretty sure investors will not... by Fx.Dr · 2011-10-20 03:39 · Score: 2
  
  I can't wait to see him cash out his golden parachute pants clause.
Question: by Pat+Attack · 2011-10-20 03:33 · Score: 5, Insightful

Is this legit?
1. Re:Question: by chronoglass · 2011-10-20 03:36 · Score: 3, Informative
  
  too legit
I kind of like google... by mooingyak · 2011-10-20 03:38 · Score: 4, Funny

so please Hammer, don't hurt them.

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Re:All Joking Aside by gknoy · 2011-10-20 04:30 · Score: 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer#Bankruptcy.2C_lawsuits_and_media_reaction
He went ~13 million (!!!) into debt, declared bankruptcy, eventually spent most of what he'd earned. He then made large changes in his life, and became a minister. Not my chosen profession, but I think it's still pretty interesting.
Re:All Joking Aside by delinear · 2011-10-20 04:34 · Score: 2

Maybe he's just the front for a startup hoping to get some angel investors on board. Actually, the kind of celebrity who already snorted all their money (and I'm not saying he is that kind of celebrity) is the perfect public face for that kind of setup (the celeb gets some much needed cash, the startup gets some money and the investors get to hang out with a washed up singer/actor who reminds them of their college days).
Please Hammer...don't search 'em! by Beastface · 2011-10-20 05:11 · Score: 2

"I used to be legit. I was too legit. I was too legit to quit. but now I'm not legit. I'm unlegit. And for that reason, I must quit." ~ Rod Kimble
It will be a very unique search engine by caywen · 2011-10-20 05:19 · Score: 4, Funny

Every search will return 1 hit, and no hits ever after.
Mockup by kinnell · 2011-10-20 05:37 · Score: 2

WireDoo
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[Search] [Stop] [Hammer Time!]

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So, it's NOT launched? by EmagGeek · 2011-10-20 05:38 · Score: 2

The title says "MC Hammer launches a search engine," but it hasn't been launched. So, where is the journalistic integrity and fact-checking accuracy Slashdot is world renowned for?