Is Semantic Technology Worth the Hassle?

February 28, 2011 / Melody Smith / Comments Off on Is Semantic Technology Worth the Hassle?

February 28, 2011 – Semantic technology can not only help companies save time and money, it helps them become more efficient, productive and engaged with their information, and ultimately their clients.

However, the bloggers over at Beyond Search are still on the fence about it, at least according to their latest post, “Semantics Is So Tomorrow.” They point out the “hassle and expense” of conversion, employee training, and so forth, reminding us it should be weighed against the benefits. This is good advice. Though semantic technology, especially in the search capacity, can empower your search engine to produce intuitive results, it isn’t as easy as flipping a switch. Watson is a perfect example of the time, resources and energy devoted to making semantic technology pay off.

Melody K. Smith

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Melody Smith

Melody K. Smith has provided organizational, social media and digital communication services to a large non-profit for the past twenty years. Prior to that she championed employee engagement and communications in the healthcare field. She holds a Bachelors degree in Marketing. When not wrangling and writing TaxoDiary content for your reading pleasure, Melody writes fiction, rescues dogs and throws legendary dinner parties.