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Who’s Who at Smart Data Online?
The Smart Data Online event is only a few weeks away. Hundreds of professionals have already registered from companies around the world for this free event. Mark your calendars for July 13th, 2016 to participate in a full-day live webinar for Smart Data Online. From 8:00 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. (PST), there will be sessions focused…
Read MoreFacebook Patents Slang Dictionary
Facebook recently received a patent that is getting a little attention. It is a piece of software that scans the social media site for emerging terms and stores them in a “social glossary.” TECHSPOT brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Facebook patents new software that creates a slang dictionary.” Urban Dictionary step aside. The patented system…
Read MoreYour Very Own Taxonomy
There are many places where taxonomy affects our lives, the least of which is certainly not where you choose to shop, as one couple recently discovered. This interesting and humorous information came to us from CMS Wire in their article, “How To Not Fail at Taxonomy.” You interact with taxonomy every day, whether it is locating…
Read MoreMaking Better Use of Data
Pre-processing and indexing data in one operation with the new add-on for Splunk creates new performance and ergonomic value for users. This interesting information came to us from EIN News in their article, “New Splunk Add-On Streamlines Data Preparation, Indexing, and Visualization.” Splunk is an indexing and visualization platform and with this new add-on by Innovative…
Read MoreAI Working With Social Media
I am not sure this qualifies as a huge accomplishment in the world of science and technology, but thanks to a new app called Dango, machines are starting to get pretty good at memeing. Motherboard brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “AI Is Learning to Meme.” Teaching machines how to naturally communicate with…
Read MoreLibraries Are Embracing Technology
Innovative Interfaces provides library automation software that empowers libraries globally. Recently they released Innovative Linked Data, a new service that will help transform library visibility on the Semantic Web. This interesting news came to us from Library Technology in their article, “Innovative advocates for library visibility on Semantic Web with launch of Innovative Linked Data.” Innovative…
Read MoreInformation Architect Position Available
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are…
Read MoreProviding Enterprise Solutions
Workfront provides cloud-based enterprise work management solutions and with their recently released edition of Workfront DAM, marketers, IT professionals, and other enterprise teams now have the ability to request work and locate once-undiscoverable assets with more speed and ease, the goal being to eliminate hours of wasted time. This interesting information came to us from IT Business…
Read MoreSearch Technology Continues to Evolve
Google’s RankBrain is a machine learning system that, along with other algorithm factors, helps to determine what the best results will be for a specific query set. RankBrain was recently released and is causing quite the chatter. Search Engine Land brought this news to us in their article, “How RankBrain Changes Entity Search.” RankBrain appears to be related to…
Read MoreStandards Across the Board
We know the value of standards. In the world of ecological data, there is a lack of consensus on standardization of metadata, which obstructs studies. This interesting information came from 7th Space Interactive in their article, “Standardizing metadata and taxonomic identification in metabarcoding studies.” There is a need for the development and application of standards. Clear, consistent…
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