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There are some really interesting Web 2.0 techniques and user generated content being used to build better systems these days. more importantly, there are a lot of people trying to beat the king of search, Google. Or more likely, a lot of people are trying to get their “piece of the pie.”

There are some interesting upstarts in this sector, such as OOZM. It’s tagline: “More relevant results because they are rated by REAL people, not Robots.”

Guna Deivendran the creator of OOZM is selling his site on eBay. Yes, as is typical in the Web 2.0 field, Guna’s strength is in building new technologies, not building businesses.

You can check out the OOZM eBay Sale listing.

In a recent interview Guna said the following:
“With millions of websites emerging every single day, there is no point for search engines to index millions of pages. With OOZM we can actually limit the number of indexes and allow people to actually narrow down on relevant results that are recommended by real users.”

And how is the bidding progressing?

Guna says: “I have over 50 bidders watching my bids and I have answered more than 25 questions so far. There are some people who want to grab this for nothing and there are some people that actually understands the business. I am looking for someone who actually understands the concept and is willing to keep the site going.”

A similar meta search engine, Jux2 went for sale last year and was sold for $100,000 on eBay. Few months ago another fresh engine, digforit.com went for sale on eBay for $25, 400. I expect that Guna and OOZM will do just as well.