Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Maluuba


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. But refocus on software. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 01:08, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Maluuba

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Unremarkable company with a brand new piece of software. Notability has not been asserted for either the company or its product. Biker Biker (talk) 06:13, 18 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete - looks like an ad and reads like an ad. Jrcrin001 (talk) 06:27, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't see any blatant promotion in the article. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 09:03, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment Yes, it is a new company, however, their product has been noted and reviewed by notable tech and business media, see TechCrunch, Business Insider, The Globe and Mail. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 09:03, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment I intended this to be an informative article on Maluuba Inc and their product. It has received attention from notable sources such as TechCrunch and Lifehacker. I am happy to modify or add to it if seems too much like an ad, but I don't believe it does. Pdatnic —Preceding undated comment added 15:59, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Would you mind to expand the article and cite the sources listed above, Pdatnic? Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 16:08, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment I don't think this should be removed either. The company is notable from a number of different reviews. I added some more information and sources. Will add more soon. -- Bbmff (talk | contribs)
 * Comment Just made more updates from articles I found about the company. Should be more relevant now, no need for deletion.-- Bbmff (talk | contribs)
 * Thanks for adding. looks good to me Pdatnic (talk | contribs)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 17:50, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 17:50, 19 September 2012 (UTC)


 * (see below) Weak Delete - There's a press release mention: Business Wire September 10, 2012. There's a mention in San Francisco Chronicle September 15, 2012. That's not enought to meet WP:GNG. From the Wikipedia article, and  provide additional info for the article. If they are Wikipeia reliable sources, then weak delete. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 03:32, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — Mr. Stradivarius  (have a chat) 14:26, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

 
 * Keep, but change focus to software: there seems to be enough sources about the software product in the article (probably more sources elsewhere, didn't search for those) to pass WP:GNG, but definitely not enough sources about the company (the current subject of the article). — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk•track) 08:55, 28 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Thine Antique Pen (talk) 20:53, 5 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Refocus topic on software and weak keep: appears to be a potentially notable application. Sources are mentioning the software. Not enough to establish notability as is, but I'm convinced there's WP:POTENTIAL to meet the WP:GNG. Vcessayist (talk) 01:35, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - Along with what is posted above and in the article, there seems to be enough source material to meet WP:GNG: Maluuba raises $2 million in Series A funding (February 29, 2012); San Francisco Chronicle September 15, 2012 "'Sicker than Siri'Sam Pasupalak, CEO of Maluuba, a startup from Kitchener, Ontario, was chosen as one of the Startup Battlefield contestants."; Minyanville October 1, 2012 "Maluuba Launches Its 'Siri for Android' in the UK, Australia, and Ireland."; Life Hacker October 7, 2012, The Record October 11, 2012, Guardian.co.uk October 12, 2012 "10 Best Android apps this week: Beat Bang, Zagat, Quicken 2013, Noozy Studio, The Grint, Maluuba and more". -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 12:37, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment - I've added in some more information about the technology and removed all citations that do not meet the notability guidelines. Pdatnic (talk | contribs)
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