Semantic Web Gone Wild
The original vision for the semantic web was that digital information would be just as readable and understandable to a person or to a machine. Some software currently has a limited understanding of simple metadata. But there seems to be a log jam in the semantic world.
Read MoreSocial Reprieve
In this day and age of social media infiltrating every area of our lives, for good or bad, there is one area that has resisted this trend – books. Perhaps the last refuge from social media, many go to find shelter from the friending and tweeting in their comforting pages and worn binding. Unfortunately, this once solitary refuge is looking to join the social realm as companies like Copia and BookGlutton look to jump on board.
Read MoreMeta-Who?
Metadata is defined as data providing information about one or more other pieces of data. Metadata has been used in various forms as a means of cataloging archived information. A perfect example of metadata usage is the Dewey Decimal System that has been employed by libraries for years for the indexing of books.
Read MoreAutomatic Tagging – How Intuitive Is It?
Open Text Content Analytics engine that intelligently extracts meaning, sentiment and context from content.
Read MoreStanford’s Engineering Library Follows New Trend in Libraries – No Books
What is a library without books? Paper books, that is. Some call it progress, others are in dismay, but Stanford University’s Engineering Library has gone digital.
Read MoreNew Patents Awarded For Index Engines
August 24, 2010 – Index Engines was recently awarded patents in the United States and also Europe. According to Digital Producer’s article, “Index Engines Data Discovery Platform is Awarded United States and European Patents”, the patient issue was for a unique approach for processing data, and also for making that data searchable and discoverable across primary…
Read MoreHow To Structure The Unstructured
One result of the Internet’s rapid growth has been a huge increase in the amount of information generated and shared by organizations in almost every industry and sector. A side effect of that is the huge amount of unstructured data produced and unmanaged.
Read MoreCalculating the ROI of Semantic Enrichment
We are often asked for help in calculating the potential return on investment (ROI) of investing in a taxonomy. How this calculation is done depends on the type of organization and who will be the users of the taxonomy. For any content-intensive organization, using a taxonomy increases findability, which in turn leads to greater utility and value for the organization’s content assets. Within the enterprise, this translates into hours and dollars saved by reducing the time required to find things, as well as the time and expense of redoing research or other work that can’t be found.
Read MoreYour Own Personal Search Engine? Sentimnt Could Be It
Retrieving information from the internet comes in many forms. The most widely used comes via the usual search engines such as Google, MSN, and Yahoo. How would you like your own personal social search engine?
Read MoreManaged Metadata Service Application Deemed A Star
Managed Metadata Service application was tagged as the most important new service application in SharePoint Server 2010.
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