A new, but different Q&A site where topics follow you, rather than you following them, is the vision of Beepl. Recently launched and using semantic technology, Beepl analyzes users’ connected LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook accounts to determine what they’re interested in. Then it presents them with questions that fit those interests.
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Everyone of us has heard and quite possibly been guilty of saying, "stupid computer" at one time or another. It might have been standing in line at the DMV arguing with someone who has zero personality or sitting in the privacy of our own living room fighting our laptop's repetitive urge to lock up, always at the most inopportune time. We know but often have to be reminded that computers are really only as smart as the programmer and user combined.
According to a South African start-up called Gatfol, search engines get you the results you want 80% of the time. Their new launch is planning on getting you closer to 100%.
Expert System has renewed their collaboration with the Crisis Unit of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the implementation of its Cogito Intelligence Platform for the access and analysis of strategic information.
New Zealand Police have embraced semantic search technology in their three 24x7 contact centers. The search engine technology was developed locally by Wellington-based software company Syl Semantics.
With all the talk about Web 2.0 and looking towards Web 3.0 of late, has the fact that the information available on the web has become more comprehensive and detailed gotten lost? The focus has been about social sharing, collaboration and user-generated content.
Webnodes has released Version 4.0 of their .NET based semantic content management system. The new release offers performance and scalability improvements, updated e-mail marketing module, and overhaul of the content editing experience for editors. The number of content objects the system can comfortably handle has increased.
New England Biolabs and Academic Concept Knowledge announced their collaboration to increase the interactive content in peer-reviewed scientific literature.