<s>
Accoona	B-Application
was	O
an	O
internet	O
company	O
with	O
offices	O
in	O
Jersey	O
City	O
,	O
New	O
Jersey	O
,	O
and	O
Shanghai	O
,	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
main	O
product	O
was	O
a	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
that	O
claimed	O
to	O
use	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
to	O
better	O
understand	O
searches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
ABC	O
Times	O
Square	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
Accoona	B-Application
Toolbar	O
,	O
driven	O
by	O
a	O
Fritz	B-Application
9	O
prototype	O
,	O
played	O
against	O
the	O
chess	O
grandmaster	O
Rustam	O
Kasimdzhanov	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CEO	O
of	O
Accoona	B-Application
was	O
Valentine	O
J	O
.	O
Zammit	O
,	O
formerly	O
of	O
24/7	O
Real	O
Media	O
and	O
DoubleClick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
IPO	O
problems	O
,	O
Accoona	B-Application
shut	O
down	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2008	O
the	O
web	O
page	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Dear	O
Accoona	B-Application
search	O
users	O
,	O
Due	O
to	O
an	O
overwhelmingly	O
competitive	O
search	B-Application
market	I-Application
,	O
Accoona.com	B-Application
and	O
Accoona.cn	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
active	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sincerely	O
,	O
Accoona	B-Application
Management.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Accoona	B-Application
's	O
domains	O
and	O
search	O
facilities	O
were	O
acquired	O
by	O
Masterseek	O
B2B	O
(	O
business-to-business	O
)	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accoona	B-Application
provides	O
the	O
search	O
technology	O
to	O
the	O
Chinese	O
portals	O
Sina.com	O
and	O
Sohu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
this	O
partnership	O
,	O
with	O
China	O
Daily	O
and	O
its	O
widespread	O
Chinese	O
affiliates	O
,	O
Accoona	B-Application
expected	O
10	O
million	O
hits	O
daily	O
from	O
the	O
otherwise	O
isolated	O
Chinese	O
user	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accoona	B-Application
signed	O
a	O
million	O
dollar	O
deal	O
with	O
FAST	O
Search	O
from	O
Norway	O
to	O
help	O
enhance	O
their	O
rankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accoona	B-Application
received	O
attention	O
after	O
selecting	O
former	O
President	O
Bill	O
Clinton	O
as	O
a	O
spokesperson	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accoona	B-Application
also	O
received	O
significant	O
coverage	O
from	O
the	O
webmaster	O
community	O
after	O
many	O
forum	O
sites	O
were	O
spammed	O
with	O
promotional	O
Accoona	B-Application
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accoona	B-Application
was	O
selected	O
among	O
the	O
"	O
50	O
Coolest	O
Websites	O
"	O
of	O
2006	O
by	O
Time	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
