We know that social networks all use metadata to pull in a preview of your content to determine interests, buying practices, etc. We know this, but we still look at content in a silo. We write blog posts, update our Facebook status, or retweet our favorite music artists' latest snarky comment and forget that someone is watching and paying close attention.
SharePoint Solutions offers a solution for an often requested and needed connection between its Business Connectivity Services and the SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata feature.
The familiar job opportunity site, Monster, recently announced that the company’s 6Sense® semantic search technology which is behind Power Resume Search™, is now available in the Netherlands. This means recruiters in seven countries can now quickly and precisely find and target candidates who best meet their hiring needs. The team at Monster worked on the 6Sense knowledge base for over two years prior to launch of the beta phase, which included extensive testing and feedback from a variety of clients and searches.
Indexing is important regardless of the content, type, volume or location. That was made even clearer to me when I found this article about a small county courthouse indexing their documents into digital archives for safety in lieu of disasters or identity fraud. Of course we are all for digitizing content for ease in findability as well, but when I realized this article, which I found on Google News, was about a small town just a few miles from my hometown. In fact, my sister lives in this particular town.
Like many people, I have varied interests in my life, both professionally and personally. Graphics, design and typography crosses the lines into both of those worlds. So when I found this interesting diagram on Flickr, it piqued my interest and I thought I would share it with you.
Ontology Systems has recently launched two semantic search solutions targeted for the financial services industry. In addition, they have announced the appointment of Andrea Harding to lead adoption of the solutions by financial services providers.