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Mahalo.com is a web directory (or human search engine) and Internet-based knowledge exchange (question and answer site) launched in alpha test in May 2007 by Jason Calacanis. It differentiates itself from algorithmic search engines like Google and Ask.com, as well as other directory sites like DMOZ and Yahoo! by tracking and building hand-crafted result sets for many of the currently popular search terms. The company also develops mobile apps. Mahalo means "thank you" in Hawaiian. Mahalo.com President Jason Rapp exited the company in September, 2012. Mahalo.com states its goal is to improve search results by eliminating search spam from low-quality websites, such as those that have excessive advertising, distribute malware, or engage in phishing scams. Jason Calacanis, the founder of Mahalo.com, has said that algorithmic search engines, like Google and Yahoo!, suffer from manipulation by search engine optimization practitioners. Mahalo.com's reliance on human editors is intended to avoid this problem by producing search results that are more relevant to the user. The website has been described as a spam website by multiple internet professionals.