Cognitive Computing in Daily Life
Cognitive computing is slowly becoming part of mainstream business culture since IBM’s introduction to Watson in 2011. The computing system built to compete against humans on the popular game show, Jeopardy! inspired many companies to begin research and ultimately investments into the technology. DATAVERSITY brought this news to our attention in their article, “Cognitive Computing: The…
Read MoreShopping in the Cloud
With the variety of services offered in the public cloud from analytics to artificial intelligence, the options have become irresistible. The amount of capital invested in data centers does however give pause to organizations before they will simply switch to a public cloud provider’s platform wholesale. This interesting information came to us from InfoWorld in their…
Read MoreWorldwide Business with kathy ireland® Interviews Access Innovations and Discusses Their Unique Solution for Finding Relevant Information Quickly and Easily
Tune in to Bloomberg International on Sunday, January 29, 2017. Access Innovations President Marjorie M.K. Hlava and Vice President of Marketing and Communications Heather Kotula are featured on the award-winning, global TV show, Worldwide Business with kathy ireland®. The segment’s topic is how businesses can make their data more searchable and more easily found. Access Innovations is…
Read MoreIndexing Career Opportunity
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 MoreTechnology in 2017
2017 promises to be an interesting arena for media technology. Incumbents and newbies both are predicted to challenge industry trends in an effort to enhance efficiency, reduce costs and maximize revenues. CXO Today brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Top Technologies Shaping Media & Entertainment.” One area where this will be very prevalent…
Read MoreHighlights of University Presses
It is easy to think of university presses as focused primarily on humanities and social science. While that may apply to many, there are some that include important critiques that contribute to and shape the academic publishing world. The writers at The Scholarly Kitchen shared some of their favorites in their post, “University Press Books We Loved…
Read MoreOntologies and the Semantic Web
Ontology is one of the key components of the semantic webs. Because it contains the core knowledge for an effective search, it requires carefully-collected knowledge which is domain-sensitive. 7th Space Interactive brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Ontology construction and application in practice case study of health tourism in Thailand.” The METHONTOLOGY approach is…
Read MoreNew AAP President Has Copyright Law Background
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) recently named Maria A. Pallante as President and CEO. Pallante is the former United States Register of Copyrights, a position she held from 2011-2016. During her tenure, she administered an increasingly complex legal system of programs, practices, and regulations and assisted executive branch agencies with trade, treaties and litigation. Pallante was…
Read MoreDefine Ownership
When it comes to digital content, the ownership issue gets grayer and grayer. This interesting information came to us from Copyright and Technology in their article, “What Does Ownership Mean in the Digital Age?” When you purchase from a digital content retail service, do you actually own what you’ve paid money for? Most retailers’ terms of service…
Read MoreSharePoint Fest Coming Soon
SharePoint Fest DC is one of the top SharePoint conferences in North America and this year it is scheduled for April 17-20, 2017. Benzinga brought this news to us in their article, “SharePoint Fest Returns to DC April 17-20th, 2017 and Welcomes Concept Searching as a Gold Sponsor.” Conference delegates will hear from keynote speakers and…
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