A  power packed 1 hour face-off of shakers in search!

Hilton Grand Ballroom | Tuesday, March 24th | 1:45-2:45pm

“Taking Search Beyond Google”

Come talk tech with the innovators and industry execs who are leading search marketing into new terrains beyond THE search engine. Five of today’s most outside-the-box-thinking/market-defining innovators will present their respective “kick-ass search apps” to the SearchAppalooza expert panel—including thought-leaders from Yahoo! and Microsoft, MediaContacts, Jennifer Slegg (”JenSense”), and the workshop audience for critical review and feedback. Watch SearchAppalooza live! Stay tuned for a real-time webcast on this page. March 24th 1:45pm - 2:45pm EST

Everyzing.com

* Everyzing.com converts audio in video into a searchable format, making the popular media/resource of online video/radio more accessible and functional.

Middlespot.com

* Middlespot.com enables searchers to manage, analyze, and save results over multiple sessions. Saved search results aggregate into a gallery—a personal work-pad—with pan and zoom capabilities. Middlespot.com also touts an interactive function; searchers are able to quickly share results with friends and colleagues.

Tripeedo.com

* Think the functionality and affordability of Orbiz and travelosity—without the endless forms and specific details required to search for flights. Tripeedo.com makes for fast, easy, accountable flight search, featuring smart interpretations of search and real-time feedback.

Nearbytweets.com

* nearbytweets.com brings geographic searchability to the Twittersphere. Using Twitter profiles as a base-line, nearbytweets.com leverages various search platforms to provide a simple, b-to-c-focused interface for local networking and buzz marketing.

BackType.com

* BackType is a conversational search engine funded by Y Combinator which enables users to search through millions of conversations from blogs and social media. Among BackType’s features, users are able to share results and set-up alerts for specific search terms, allowing both businesses and individuals to effectively and efficiently screen social media/user generated content.

Update!

One more finalist has been added to the group due to a tie for the fifth spot!

Umibozu.net

Think Digg meets Google—umibozu.net is a user-driven meta search engine, providing human feedback to search engine results; adding accountability to searchability.

Note: Search Engine Journal has been chosen as the exclusive blog to announce the finalists of the Kick-Ass Search Apps Contest!

And don’t forget the AltSearchEngines Day II in San Francisco on Monday, March 30th featuring:

TheFindGreen.com

GreenPlanetSearch

GreenMaven

Powerset

TrueKnowledge

TextDigger

Truevert

Taptu

OneRiot

Tazti

SurfCanyon

Cooliris

Viewzi

Imprezzeo

GazoPa

Yahoo! BOSS

Mednar

SearchMedica

Yottalook

RightHealth

Kosmix

Eeggi

Collecta

Worio

Register here.