AI Today, and Tomorrow
We live in an intelligent era, at least when it comes to technology. Our watches tell us not only the time, but they also bring us our email and remind us to exercise. Our phones recommend the best places to dine and map the best routes to our destination, and our computers predict our shopping preferences,…
Read MoreTech World Steps Up To Help
After Hurricane Harvey hit Houston last weekend, there has been a massive outpouring of aid relief, humanitarian help, and downright good Samaritan behavior. Venture Beat brought this news to us in their article, “How tech companies are helping with Hurricane Harvey relief.” Harvey has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, but many areas are…
Read MoreNew Acquisition Adds to AI Arsenal
Media intelligence provider Meltwater has announced its acquisition of the real-time data analytics platform powered by machine learning, Algo. Digital News Daily brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Meltwater Acquires Algo Media Intelligence Platform.” In acquiring Algo, Meltwater has strengthened its media analytics and insights platform. Meltwater said Algo’s technology identifies trends…
Read MoreLibraries and Journals are Main Focus
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has partnered with EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) to broaden the availability of SAGE’s journals portfolio to North American public, corporate, medical, and other special libraries. This interesting news came from Knowledge Speak in their article, “SAGE Publishing and EBSCO extend partnership to expand distribution of SAGE’s journals portfolio.” EBSCO will begin selling SAGE’s…
Read MoreMetadata Librarian Position Available
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, digital archiving, etc., we are sharing with our readers any career opportunities that we find. 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…
Read MoreClose Relations
Interest in data governance has been increasing, even to the point of almost doubling in the last three years, according to some recent Google statistics. CTO Vision brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Why Interest In “Data Governance” Is Increasing.” Before we delve into the “why”, it is important to note…
Read MoreManaging the Information
Workplace processes are experiencing constant change, and information management is no exception. Across all business lines and industries, digital transformation is pushing organizations to move away from physical filing systems and on to cloud-based digital solutions. iTWire brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Information management needs to evolve.” With the evolution of…
Read MoreTaxonomy Boot Camp
Taxonomy Boot Camp in London is quickly approaching. This information packed event is scheduled for October 17-18, 2017. The keynote speaker is Madi Weland Solomon, Independent Consultant and Owner/Managing Director of Dots Music Shop in the United Kingdom. The title of her segment is Kick the beehive: new approaches to building taxonomies for the real…
Read MoreTechnology in the Sky
Cloud computing feels like a new technology that has changed the way we store and access data in the past decade. In reality, it is much older than that. DATAVERSITY brought this topic to our attention in their article, “A Brief History of Cloud Computing.” In 1963, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) presented the Massachusetts…
Read MoreCollaboration Increases Results
Advanced image recognition capabilities are coming to enterprise content through a new partnership and integration with Box and Google Cloud Vision. This interesting information came to us from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Box Brings Intelligence to Cloud Content Management.” Currently available in private beta, the integration represents one of Box’s first use cases of advanced machine…
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