Posts by Melody Smith
Mobile Apps Using More Semantic Technology
Tempo is the latest smart calendar app that seeks to replace the native calendar apps on smartphones. The technology driving the app is from the same U.S. Defense Department’s DARPA SRI-led research that produced Apple’s Siri and Yahoo’s Summly. Search Engine Land brought this news to our attention in their article, ‘Tempo “Calendar Assistant” Uses Search Like Google Now.”
Read MoreDefining the Terms
Ajax Union is known for the variety of online marketing resources it offers, and now they have released the newest addition to their line-up: a compilation of definitions for commonly used email marketing terms. The list includes comprehensive and easy-to-understand explanations for everything from Auto Responders to Seed Emails.
Read MoreChoose a Vendor with Experience
UnitedHealth Group has recalled software used in hospital emergency departments in more than 20 states because of an error that caused doctor’s notes about patient prescriptions to drop out of their files.
Read MoreCopyrighting Search Results May Be Next
As you may or may not know, Russia’s new anti-piracy law continues to be reviewed and tested. The amendments to the controversial law have just passed their first reading. But what has everyone holding their breath is the intention to expand the legislation to address search engine results. Google and Russia’s leading search engine Yandex are extremely concerned by the proposals.
Read MoreLibrary of e-Books at Your Fingertips
For those of us who gave in and went to the “dark side” of publishing, i.e. e-readers, finding digital books that you can loan or borrow beyond the minimalistic approach Kindle offers has long been a dream. This is why when I read about Oyster, I literally thought I heard angels sing. Okay, maybe just one.
Read MoreA Wealth of Nostalgia
What exactly is a virtual repository of metadata? The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), launched with a set of linked, accessible, digital materials from libraries, archives, and museums around the country. Their tag line is “A Wealth of Knowledge.”
Read MoreHealth Technology Continues Progress
EDCO Group has been awarded a patent for its medical record scanning and indexing technology, called Solarity. This technology enables the classification and separation of documents based on content. These automated steps in the scanning and indexing process minimize human intervention, which results in reduced cost and expedited processes.
Read MoreThe World is Your Classroom
One class. One facilitator. 10,000 students. With a massive online open course — known as a MOOC — this could become a new reality for the higher education world.
Read MoreIncreasing Access is Worthy Goal
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Gale, part of Cengage Learning, have agreed to make Gale databases and archives discoverable through EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS).
Read MoreSupporting the Role of Taxonomists
The new phase of the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Open Access Support Project (EOASP) started last month, but with some slight changes in the eligibility criteria. The goal of the EOASP project is to increase the data flow into EOL, promoting the open access publishing model in taxonomy. Education is also part of the project as they value the importance of supporting and educating the next generation of taxonomists in open science principles.
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