Search – Page 33 – Taxodiary

Intent in Search

By Melody Smith | March 21, 2014

By analogy with the evolution of aviation, search technology and semantic technology have reached the equivalent of the stealth bombers. Boolean expressions made searches more sophisticated through the use of query modifiers. It became possible to find better results by narrowing or widening the parameters. Keyword searches match results to phrases that are specified by users, and advanced algorithms made this the dominant approach for Web search engines by assigning rankings to pages with the best user experience. But what about context?

Sharing the Semantics

By Melody Smith | March 17, 2014

Sprylogics International has signed an agreement with Keek to explore sharing technology and expertise around a broad segment of cross-platform opportunities. This includes the deployment of Sprylogics’ semantic processing engine into Keek’s mobile platform.

Semantics and Search

By Melody Smith | March 12, 2014

Expert System recently announced that ANSA has chosen the Cogito semantic technology to improve access in its ANSAFoto image database. The world of news and publishing have both grown more and more dependent on technologies that enable filtering to access only the content you are looking for, along with real-time sharing, both quickly and easily.

The Evolution of Search

By Melody Smith | March 11, 2014

Like many other segments of business, marketing technology is evolving faster than one could have predicted. Part of that evolution is targeting audiences beyond just age and demographics, but tightening the focus to the people who are truly most likely to make a purchase, at a time when they are most likely to make a purchase of whatever wares we are peddling.

Measures to Findability

By Melody Smith | March 5, 2014

Digital asset management (DAM) is one of those things that confuses people, which discourages them from addressing it. Kind of like those tasks we all put off until we can no longer justify ignoring them. DAM brings with it extra policy, added expenses, and more required training for an already overloaded staff. So why do we do it?

Analyze Away

By Melody Smith | March 3, 2014

In this world of big data, analytics, and science, when is enough enough? Analytics provides descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics, but some are looking for that next level – the semantic level.

Streamlining Findability

By Melody Smith | February 28, 2014

Processes like e-discovery are time-consuming and costly. No one likes paying lawyers $500 an hour to retrieve documents rather than build your company’s defenses. A proactive records management strategy can make information governance central.

The Impact of Semantics on Search

By Melody Smith | February 13, 2014

The semantic web is changing. This isn’t new news. However, it seems to be making a bigger impact with its own brand of change.

Searching Outside the Box

By Melody Smith | February 11, 2014

SearchYourCloud provides a single search interface to find documents stored on a desktop or several cloud-based services. Now they have broadened their reach to include Box in their latest version of client software. The goal is to make it more of a search once – find many kind of experience.

Webinar Offered for SharePoint and Search

By Melody Smith | February 7, 2014

Concept Searching and Microsoft are holding a joint webinar on Tuesday, February 18th. The session is titled “Why Metadata Matters in SharePoint Search and Information Governance.”