Posts Tagged ‘Metadata’
Metadata: The Good Twin
Digitalsmiths provides the technology to determine what’s happening in a video, moment by moment. This capability can then be used by cable operators or streaming video providers to offer personalized recommendations to viewers. They have added to that experience by offering social recommendations to their product offering. This creates a more dynamic way for users to search and discover videos from those providers. Gigaom brought this news to our attention in their article, “Digitalsmiths adds social search and recommendations.”
Read MoreA Long Time Coming
Relevance and Metadata Partners have announced their official merger and new name – Cognitect, Inc. By combining their resources, knowledge and experience, Cognitect believes it is now positioned to provide even more assistance in leveraging information, harnessing the cloud as an engine for growth, and building robust systems faster by creating simple tools and services that can be composed to solve large problems.
Read MoreHelping to Increase Access to Data
Celebrating ten years as an Open Access publisher, the PLOS (Public Library of Science) is pleased to share and celebrate their progress.
Read MoreThe Power and Gift of Knowledge
Education Secretary Arne Duncan appeared on the Colbert Report this week where he stressed the importance of both preschool and post-secondary education to host Stephen Colbert. Studies have shown there is a seven to one return on investment when children attend preschool.
Read MorePresentation on Metadata at the Frankfurt Book Fair
Scope e-Knowledge Center will be presenting “Metadata – Enhancing Discoverability and Search Precision” at the Professional & Scientific Information Hot Spot stage on October 10, 2013 at the upcoming Frankfurt Book Fair.
Read MoreData, Big and Little
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters released Big Data and the Needs of the Pharma Industry, a whitepaper offering new strategies for managing Big Data. The focus being using an array of technologies to convert it for accessibility.
Read MoreAdvanced Security Requires Additional Data Storage
Cisco has announced enhancements to its portfolio of safety and security solutions with video surveillance architectures and new IoT enabled solutions that ease management of millions of connected cameras and devices.
Read MoreCornering Metadata
Tieto Classify has been released in response to the challenges plaguing information management professionals. Classifying and managing metadata is a constant challenge that has grown in direct proportion to the data boom.
Read MoreConnecting Libraries Around the World
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has entered into an agreement with BiblioLabs. The result of this partnership will result in increased access to historical content and enable libraries, museums, and other institutions to make digital content from their internal repositories available to others. We found this topic on Consumer Electronics in their article, “EBSCO Announces Agreement to Sell Products from BiblioLabs and Include Metadata in EBSCO Discovery Service.”
Read MoreLibrary of e-Books at Your Fingertips
For those of us who gave in and went to the “dark side” of publishing, i.e. e-readers, finding digital books that you can loan or borrow beyond the minimalistic approach Kindle offers has long been a dream. This is why when I read about Oyster, I literally thought I heard angels sing. Okay, maybe just one.
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