The Semantics of Search

Search has been morphing with regard to how you approach it, use it, and refer to it for some time now. Enter search engine optimization efforts and the focus or goal of search changed. Then came semantic search, which has changed the game even more. This interesting topic came from Forbes in their article, “Search Is Dead… Long Live Search!”

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European Project Opens Code

The EU’s “digital.me” project is a multiple-partner project to develop a system for user-controlled social networks and services that can serve as a central hub for managing a user’s various digital identities. This big news is they have now released the source code from its software development work as an open-source project.

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Working Together to Further Semantic Technology

A new strategic partnership has come to light between Cherry Olive and Ontology Systems. This joint effort between a unified data management specialist and a semantic search company has potential to smooth the process of integration and deployment of products. This interesting news was shared in their press release titled, “Cherry Olive, Ontology Systems sign strategic partnership to assist companies to control big data.” Ontology 4 was recently launched and it replaces the traditional data integration.

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Mobile Apps Using More Semantic Technology

Tempo is the latest smart calendar app that seeks to replace the native calendar apps on smartphones. The technology driving the app is from the same U.S. Defense Department’s DARPA SRI-led research that produced Apple’s Siri and Yahoo’s Summly. Search Engine Land brought this news to our attention in their article, ‘Tempo “Calendar Assistant” Uses Search Like Google Now.”

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Access Innovations Improves Indexing Accuracy of the CDC’s Mining Safety and Health Thesaurus

Access Innovations, Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of an automatic semantic tagging rulebase for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Mining Safety and Health Thesaurus (MSHT). The new, state-of-the-art system increases indexing accuracy to 93 percent and provides greater access to the mining safety and health database, thereby aiding researchers and statisticians in improving safety for the mining industry.

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