Archive for 2011
Twitter’s Ad Revenue Soars
Recent reports predict a bright future for Twitter and their ad revenue. The social-networking site is predicted to earn nearly three times the revenue growth as compared to 2010.
Read MoreTaxonomy Webinar Series
ASIS&T and Access Innovations are hosting a webinar series comprised of four sessions, spaced a week apart – beginning Thursday, January 27, 2011. They will examine ways that taxonomies are used to enhance search, involve users, and increase the value of information assets Semantic integration. The sessions are free to ASIS&T Members and for non-members, the cost will be $49 per session. Sign up for all 4 and receive a 20% discount, or become a member today and register at no cost.
Read MoreSemantic Technology and Social Networking – Forever and Ever?
With semantic technology relying so heavily on social media and especially, Facebook, there is concern that if Facebook goes away will they take Web 3.0 with them?
Read MoreTechnology Works to Help Children Learn
Space-Time Research announced today a partnership to bring Tourism Australia data to Australian classrooms to give students experience with data analytics. Education Services Australia implemented this project to provide online, real-time exploration and analytics of the large Tourism Australia database to support the National Curriculum. A cloud-based version of the SuperVIEW analysis and visualization product which is being made available to primary and secondary school classrooms across Australia was provided by Space-Time Research.
Read MoreTaming the Information Tsunami
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) has announced the program for its 2011 Annual Conference. The event is scheduled for February 27 – March 1, 2011 at the Hyatt at the Bellevue in Philadelphia, PA.
Read MoreNew Start-Up Tries to Use Semantic Technology to Save Media
Bradford Cross, co-founder of a new startup called Woven, is trying to solve the media versus web battle. That is a huge task since the web is disrupting the media business in some fundamental ways — distribution of content and the monetization.
Read MoreConference on Digital Libraries and Knowledge Organization on February 14-16
Management Development Institute will be organizing the International Conference on Digital Libraries and Knowledge Organization (ICDK 2011) in association with INDEST-AICTE Consortium, Ministry of HRD, Government of India and Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) during 14-16 February, 2011 at Gurgaon campus.
Read MoreNew Partnership Looks for Strategic Results
Leader in cloud computing and semantic technologies joins with a software product and solutions firm for semantic data integration and ontology-based deductive databases. Together they can bring high-value strategic results for their users.
Read MoreAre we ready for semantic integration?
As a user, wouldn’t it be fabulous to start typing in a search box and have the topic you’re looking for appear in a list of suggestions? Actually, we’ve already seen that enhancement and it’s pretty great – well at least when what you’re looking for is there. Avoids the dreaded typo or misspelling. What if those suggestions not only returned a comprehensive and relevant set of articles, but also offered other tools to assist in your research?
Read MoreManaging the Technology
Is the problem with your organization the technology or the management? Or maybe the management of the technology?
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