Metadata Adds Character
Metadata is quickly becoming the indispensable factor in any successful technological adventure. This was evidenced yet again in Apple Insider's latest article, “Apple looking to add character to text-to-speech voices.”
Semantic Conference Reveals Intriguing Keynotes
WebMediaBrands has announced the lineup of keynote speakers for its Semantic Technology & Business Conference in June. San Francisco is the locale for this large event devoted to semantic technologies.
Semantic Research
Genetic research continues to explore and discover, all with the help of technology. The ability to conduct genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has enabled new […]
The Knowledge Graph Approach
Last year Google released Knowledge Graph, a database of over 570 million items of information. This was their demonstration of what a semantic search engine and structured data could bring to the table.
Text Morphing Utilizes Semantic Technology
Image morphing is a special effect where one image is gradually changed into a second image. You have seen it on graduation or retirement presentations, in a simple form. Maybe a more advanced version on missing children programs where they attempt to demonstrate what the child may look like a later time. It has been around since the 1980's and continues to grow in popularity.
Semantic Technology Gives Advantage
It was reported recently that Google has received a patent for a technology that essentially can identity objects - any objects - by scanning and searching all tagged and untagged data.
Semantic Search Delivers
Ontology Systems is preparing to release a new version of their semantic search platform. Visitors to the Mobile World congress in Barcelona received a sneak preview of Project Rothko.
New Analytics Available
Teradata has announced that Analytic Architecture Services has been added to accelerate deployment of the Teradata Unified Data Architecture. This will enhance the capturing and analyzing of both structured and multi-structured data.
Canadian Semantic Web Symposium Calls for Papers
The Fourth Canadian Semantic Web Symposium 2013 is scheduled for July 10, 2013. The deadline for papers in all topics related to semantic web technologies and their applications is March 1, 2013. The topics cover a variety of areas, such as foundations and technology; semantic software engineering; linked data, data analytics, and big data on the semantic web; applications to science, engineering, and health; and applications to education, government, business, and society.
New Semantic Social Application
Gravity has built a semantic analysis engine intended to gauge a site visitor's interest by looking beyond just the articles they read, and into their behavior. This technology has attracted various funders, so apparently someone thinks there is a future for Gravity.