Proper Semantics

June 9, 2015 / Melody Smith / Comments Off on Proper Semantics

Someone (maybe your soul mate, best friend, or sister) who knows you well enough to finish your sentences for you has a semantic understanding of you. Even the most average of people understand context and know what you’re trying to say. However, once in a while, you meet someone with no talent for filling in those blanks, and they seem flat or dense. This same perception is true for semantic search. Rival IQ brought this very interesting article to our attention in their article, “How Semantic Search Builds Better Relationships.”

If Google relied on a literal searches, like “I need to get my shots,” the returned information would not be limited to vaccinations. There would be some ammunition and weapon references. Perspective is key to proper communication.

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.