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Search Engine Blekko To Launch By July

Marcus Schuler tells us that Rich Skrenta, founder of Blekko, has plans to launch the search engine within three months. While initial plans don't include going head to head with Google, Skrenta does want to make sure his 200 servers located in Sunnyvale stand the first rush. He estimates the Web supports between 100 billion to a trillion pages.

Nearly two years in the making, the company has raised about $5 million in equity financing with two angel rounds, including an investment from Marc Andreessen. Successful search engines can make more money than any other business on the Web, Skreta said. "You build a big social network and get about between 10 cents and 15 cents CPM," he said. "Search is $100 CPM."

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