Feeling Lucky?

Today is Friday the 13th. It is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. The number 13 itself is considered unlucky in various aspects of culture. The fear of number 13 even has a scientific name: triskaidekaphobia. The superstition surrounding this day likely came from the Middle Ages, originating from the story of Jesus’ last supper and crucifixion in which there were 13…

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Data Quality Impacts Sales and Service

The importance of data quality has not waned. There are obvious costs of poor quality data and some subtle hidden costs as well. This news came from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Hidden Costs of Poor Data Quality.” A few of the obvious costs are the need to manually configure downloads of data from source systems for…

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Classifying Taxonomies

“Classification” and “taxonomy” are two closely related words that some people find confusing. Both terms reflect the fact that we encounter large amounts of information in everyday life and our brains need some way to synthesize and contextualize that information. Concepts like classification and taxonomy help us make sense of the world by improving our…

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Semantic Search and AI

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing technologies are revolutionizing the way a search engine retrieves information. This interesting information came to us from Electronics 360 in their article, “AI, Natural Language Processing and Semantic Relationships are the Future of Search Engines.” Computer algorithms interpret the words a user types and the number…

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Asking the Right Questions

Search results are only as good as the query itself. Users often use search keywords that are not recognized by semantic systems leading to no results. OnRec brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Actonomy to launch adaptive semantic search technology learning from the user behaviour.” A new technology is learning from user…

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