Linguistic Challenges in Foreign Languages

Linguistic traps can be embarrassing and horrific, depending on the guffaw. It could result in more than embarrassment over using the wrong verb when using a language other than your first one. This interesting information came to us from JSTOR Daily in their article, “Friend or Faux? The Linguistic Trickery of False Friends.” Call it semantic…

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Words That Roll Off the Tongue

If someone asked you to name the most beautiful word or phrase in English, how would you begin to choose? Would your decision be based on the meaning of the word or how it is spelled, or maybe how it sounds? Phonaesthetics is the study of the euphony and cacophony of words without regard for…

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Using Ontologies in Digital Manufacturing

The University of Buffalo and the Chicago-based Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) are working together to implement a project designed to create and test work flow innovations using a standard vocabulary and set of categories, forming a suite of ontologies, to support digital manufacturing for a local technology and services innovator. This interesting news…

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Patented Ontology Technology for Career Matching

The United States Patent Office has granted RiseSmart a patent for ontology development for profile matching. PR Newswire brought this interesting information to us in their article, “U.S. Patent Office validates RiseSmart’s innovation in outplacement with broad technology patent.” The company’s sophisticated SmartMatch™ engine is powered by RiseSmart. It is what gives the company’s career transition services…

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Taxonomist Position Available in the Northwest

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…

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Understanding the Differences

Even those deep in the business of information management often have a problem understanding the difference between ontologies and taxonomies. This interesting information came to us from Earley Information Science in their article, “What is the Difference between Taxonomy and Ontology? It is a Matter of Complexity.” Seth Earley, CEO of Earley Information Science, defines ontology as…

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Ontologist Position Available

To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, 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…

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Ontologies 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…

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