By Melody Smith|August 7th, 20122012-12-19T22:34:52-05:00
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.
By Melody Smith|August 6th, 20122012-08-05T23:27:36-04:00
When you select the terms, you can select them from all those standard sources that might be available to you, like these: Existing taxonomies, thesauri, and classification schemes; Encyclopedias, lexicons, dictionaries, and glossaries; Books and journals, and their indexes; Databases; and Annual reviews and surveys. Also scan the literature in general; not just your literature but the literature of other publishers. I would encourage you to watch the international literature. A tremendous amount of what is happening these days is happening outside the United States. We tend to take a rather parochial view of what is happening in our own field and knowledge organization systems. I would say that there is more happening in Europe than in the United States at the moment. They are way ahead of us in actually getting taxonomic implementations done and pushing the envelopes for thinking. So, those of us in non-European countries need to need to pay attention to what is happening in Europe.
By Melody Smith|August 6th, 20122012-08-05T23:24:06-04:00
Since Microsoft released their new cloud computing Office 365 last year, companies of all sizes have been using the power of tools such as SharePoint, Exchange, Lync and Office with the benefits of cloud computing.
By Melody Smith|August 3rd, 20122012-08-03T00:16:33-04:00
Affarei has recently launched its information privacy services to businesses. Their services include advanced technical solutions that prevent search engines from indexing certain types of information posted online. The information being collected remains consistent with the context of the transaction being completed and designs and institutes additional information privacy protections.
By Melody Smith|August 3rd, 20122012-08-03T00:12:40-04:00
Want to go back to school? Okay, maybe not. How about taking one course on Artificial Intelligence offered by edX -- for free?
By Melody Smith|August 2nd, 20122012-08-01T22:54:51-04:00
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.
By Melody Smith|August 2nd, 20122012-08-01T22:53:12-04:00
The federal government is not much different from other organizations as they are trying for even more efficiency and essentially, more productivity out of IT investments. This is a challenge in any organization, but when you consider the size of government agencies, the volume of data they create and store, and the existing systems that have to conform – it almost seems impossible. This is a perfect opportunity for data virtualization
By Melody Smith|August 1st, 20122012-07-31T23:04:00-04:00
For some, metadata in SharePoint is easy to understand. However, for others it can be complicated. If you don’t deal with it on a daily basis, it gets murky.
By Melody Smith|August 1st, 20122012-07-31T23:03:19-04:00
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%.
By Melody Smith|July 31st, 20122012-07-30T22:42:39-04:00
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.
