Can a Computer Win at Jeopardy Over the Human Brain?
Maybe the questions should be, can a computer enhanced with semantic technology and natural language processing win at Jeopardy when positioned against the human brain? Especially considering the questions rely heavily on wordplay, puns, and well, semantics.
Read MoreWhat is Web 2.0?
Moving away from the static web pages that made up the web for so many years, the dynamic content we know now is Web 2. This includes social networking, blogs, and other interactive applications, i.e. shareable content.
Read MoreMobile App Adds Custom Taxonomy
Appolicious is debuting a new categories feature that adds custom taxonomy for both iOS and Android. For the social media app director, there are now 1,400 individual categories for iOS apps on Appolicious and about 700 for Android apps listed on the app directory. That is one big…fruit?
Read MoreOntologies In Two Worlds
With the rise of computers and high-throughput data collection, ontologies have become essential to data mining and sharing across communities in the biomedical sciences. Powerful approaches exist for testing the internal consistency of an ontology, but not for assessing the fidelity of its domain representation; until now.
Read MoreDefining Intelligent Content
We all would like to think our content is intelligent, but properly defined, it is means content that serves more than one purpose or is used in more than one technology. You know it is intelligent when it is discoverable, reusable, and adaptable.
Read MoreTwitter’s Ad Revenue Soars
Recent reports predict a bright future for Twitter and their ad revenue. The social-networking site is predicted to earn nearly three times the revenue growth as compared to 2010.
Read MoreTaxonomy Webinar Series
ASIS&T and Access Innovations are hosting a webinar series comprised of four sessions, spaced a week apart – beginning Thursday, January 27, 2011. They will examine ways that taxonomies are used to enhance search, involve users, and increase the value of information assets Semantic integration. The sessions are free to ASIS&T Members and for non-members, the cost will be $49 per session. Sign up for all 4 and receive a 20% discount, or become a member today and register at no cost.
Read MoreSemantic Technology and Social Networking – Forever and Ever?
With semantic technology relying so heavily on social media and especially, Facebook, there is concern that if Facebook goes away will they take Web 3.0 with them?
Read MoreTechnology Works to Help Children Learn
Space-Time Research announced today a partnership to bring Tourism Australia data to Australian classrooms to give students experience with data analytics. Education Services Australia implemented this project to provide online, real-time exploration and analytics of the large Tourism Australia database to support the National Curriculum. A cloud-based version of the SuperVIEW analysis and visualization product which is being made available to primary and secondary school classrooms across Australia was provided by Space-Time Research.
Read MoreTaming the Information Tsunami
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) has announced the program for its 2011 Annual Conference. The event is scheduled for February 27 – March 1, 2011 at the Hyatt at the Bellevue in Philadelphia, PA.
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