Path
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Path was a mobile-focused social networking service designed for private sharing among close friends and family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Path canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4386810 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Path Context triple: [Sean Parker, earlyInvestorIn, Path]
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A.
PATH
PATH is an international nonprofit organization focused on improving global health through innovation, partnerships, and the development and delivery of affordable health technologies and solutions.
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B.
PATH
PATH is a rapid transit rail system connecting Manhattan in New York City with neighboring cities in northern New Jersey.
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C.
Patchway
Patchway is a suburban town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, situated near Bristol and known for its post-war housing estates and proximity to major transport links.
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D.
Snake Path
Snake Path is a steep, winding trail that ascends the eastern face of the ancient desert fortress of Masada in Israel, offering hikers dramatic views over the Dead Sea.
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E.
Kain Route
Kain Route is a classic alpine climbing route on Mount Robson in the Canadian Rockies, known for its historical significance and challenging mixed terrain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Path Target entity description: Path was a mobile-focused social networking service designed for private sharing among close friends and family.
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A.
PATH
PATH is an international nonprofit organization focused on improving global health through innovation, partnerships, and the development and delivery of affordable health technologies and solutions.
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B.
PATH
PATH is a rapid transit rail system connecting Manhattan in New York City with neighboring cities in northern New Jersey.
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C.
Patchway
Patchway is a suburban town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, situated near Bristol and known for its post-war housing estates and proximity to major transport links.
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D.
Snake Path
Snake Path is a steep, winding trail that ascends the eastern face of the ancient desert fortress of Masada in Israel, offering hikers dramatic views over the Dead Sea.
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E.
Kain Route
Kain Route is a classic alpine climbing route on Mount Robson in the Canadian Rockies, known for its historical significance and challenging mixed terrain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mobile application
ⓘ
social networking service ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Kakao ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2015-05 ⓘ |
| announcedShutdownDate | 2018-09-17 ⓘ |
| availableInLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Indonesian ⓘ |
| businessModel | freemium ⓘ |
| competitor |
Facebook
ⓘ
Instagram ⓘ WhatsApp ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dataControversy | 2012 contact data upload issue ⓘ |
| designedFor |
close friends
ⓘ
family ⓘ private sharing ⓘ |
| feature |
location sharing
ⓘ
messaging ⓘ music sharing ⓘ photo sharing ⓘ sleep and activity logging ⓘ |
| focus | mobile ⓘ |
| founder |
Dave Morin
ⓘ
Dustin Mierau ⓘ Shawn Fanning ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | San Francisco ⓘ |
| initialUserLimit | 50 friends ⓘ |
| laterUserLimit |
150 friends
ⓘ
500 friends ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2010-11-15 ⓘ |
| logoType | stylized white "P" on red background ⓘ |
| majorMarket | Indonesia ⓘ |
| monetization |
filters
ⓘ
in-app purchases ⓘ stickers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on intimate sharing
ⓘ
strict friend limits ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Path Inc. ⓘ |
| platformType | closed platform ⓘ |
| primaryPlatform |
Android
ⓘ
iOS ⓘ |
| privacyModel |
limited friend list
ⓘ
small social circles ⓘ |
| serviceShutdownDate | 2018-10-18 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| technologyType | mobile social network ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Path Description of subject: Path was a mobile-focused social networking service designed for private sharing among close friends and family.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.