Posts by Melody Smith
The Knowledge Graph Approach
Last year Google released Knowledge Graph, a database of over 570 million items of information. This was their demonstration of what a semantic search engine and structured data could bring to the table.
Read MorePredicted Burdens
The transition to new diagnosis codes that will culminate in October 2014 is predicted to be a significant burden for physician practices and possibly cause many to go out of business. At least that is what the American Medical Association and other organized medicine groups predicted in a December 20, 2012, letter.
Read MoreThink Tanks, Cold Fish & Flea Markets
Americans love idioms, probably more than any other country. We shoot the breeze, bend ears, pull legs, and put our feet in our mouths. These bizarre phrases are a staple of our language and conversation style. A collection of these idioms have been published in The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms and the new volume contains hundreds of new entries.
Read MoreAt Last
Part 2 of ISO 25964, the new international standard for thesauri, was published on March 4, 2013. This exciting and long-awaited news was received with a huge sigh of relief in the taxonomy world.
Read MoreAre You Ready?
A comprehensive ICD-10 testing service has been launched by CTG Health Solutions that will help health organizations comply with the new coding system in plenty of time before the October 2014 deadline.
Read MorePolitical Taxonomy
Regardless of your political affilitation, if you have any at all, this entertaining and interesting take on another taxonomy piqued my interest, and hopefully will do the same for you.
Read MoreSocial Media Integration
Brand Embassy is acquiring Beepl in a consolidation of social media services and technology. The plan is for Brand Embassy to integrate Beepl’s technology into its platform.
Read MoreFindability is the Goal
Compiled Services has released version 4.6 of ReadySuite, a quality control and conversion tool for load files, TIFFs, and PDFs for eDiscovery processing and review platforms. Users are able to monitor and make any necessary changes in order to comply with eDiscovery requirements.
Read MoreText Morphing Utilizes Semantic Technology
Image morphing is a special effect where one image is gradually changed into a second image. You have seen it on graduation or retirement presentations, in a simple form. Maybe a more advanced version on missing children programs where they attempt to demonstrate what the child may look like a later time. It has been around since the 1980’s and continues to grow in popularity.
Read MoreA Quick Look Behind the Scenes
The workings of a taxonomy or thesaurus in a database or website can seem mysterious. Let’s take a look behind the scenes. irst of all, we need the taxonomy or thesaurus in digital form, either as a separate file or as it exists in a specialized software application. The screenshot below is from the editorial user interface of a thesaurus software application.
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