WiseNut

Template:Infobox website WiseNut was a crawler-based search engine that officially launched on September 5, 2001.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Like Teoma, WiseNut automatically clustered search results, a technology called WiseGuide.<ref name="extreme">Template:Cite book</ref> Despite being referred to as a "Google killer" and having a good start, WiseNut never managed to become a major search engine. It lacked boolean search in the standard search and other advanced search features.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="extreme"/> The company was based in San Francisco, California.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On March 12, 2002, LookSmart announced that they would be acquiring WiseNut for about $9.25 million in stock.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> LookSmart completed the acquisition in April.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

WiseNut shut down in late-September 2007.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>