Semantic Web startup AdaptiveBlue on Tuesday is launching a new service, called Glue, that connects people around everyday things, including books, movies and music through a wide range of Web sites, including Amazon, Last.fm, Netflix, Yahoo! Finance, Wine.com and Citysearch.
"We forget that the Web has no concept of a book or a movie," says Brad Burnham, co-founder of Union Square Ventures, which led AdaptiveBlue's $1.5 million Series A in 2007.
"When we get together with our friends, we don't talk about URLs, we talk about things--about books, movies, wine, etc.," adds Burnham. "With this release, AdaptiveBlue is making it possible for people to come together around the things that mean something to them, not just the pages they visit."
Along with the new product, AdaptiveBlue is announcing details of its recent $4.5 million Series B, which closed at the end of August and had been reported by some blogs earlier this month. AdaptiveBlue founder and CEO Alex Iskold (pictured) tells Tech ...
