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Studying Semantics in Greece

By Melody Smith | June 3, 2011

Looking for more information around the semantic web? Like the Mediterranean? The 3rd International Workshop on Semantic Web Information Management will be held June 12-16, 2011 in Athens, Greece.

Semantic Technology for the Foodie

By Melody Smith | June 2, 2011

dishtip allows users to search for specific food dishes and corresponding restaurants. Seems simple, but this information does not exist on any other website. dishtip displays the top 100 dishes across the USA using an intelligent web 3.0, semantic-focused mashup. PRLog brought this news to our attention in their article, “dishtip Takes Semantic Web To Next…

Is Smell-a-Vision Next?

By Melody Smith | June 2, 2011

Bluefin Labs is a technology company grounded in cognitive science research. It recently announced that it has begun pilot testing initiatives that will provide an actionable, key link between TV and social media.

Watson: Fan or Foe?

By Melody Smith | June 1, 2011

Months after the event, experts continue to ponder how and why Watson was able to trump two human competitors on the television game show, Jeopardy. They also muse on the attention this event has brought back to IBM.

HIGHFLEET’s Latest Release Finds New Uses

By Melody Smith | May 30, 2011

HIGHFLEET has announced the release of the latest version of its eXtensible Knowledge Server (XKS) ontology-based deductive database. This new release professes to have the only advanced, scalable first order logic-based deductive database that continues to find new uses.

Like It Or Not

By Melody Smith | May 27, 2011 |

Social media and privacy have never been friends. The advance of semantic technology has only made this more relevant. For example, Microsoft’s Bing search engine can now tell you what your friends “Like”. And some think that isn’t very nice.

Ontology Systems Goes Rogue

By Melody Smith | May 26, 2011

Ontology Systems, best known for their semantic search technology, has released Ontology 3. Previously known as OSS/CAD and now in its third generation, the new release focuses on the user experience.

Canadian Government Embracing Social Media

By Melody Smith | May 26, 2011

The Canadian Government will combine Identity technologies with social media to enable their Open Government 2.0 strategy – Enterprise 2.0 – and it will be available to the public.

Semantic Technology Used to Improve Mobile Phone Experience

By Melody Smith | May 25, 2011 |

Researchers in Spain are promising a better mobile telephone user experience by applying semantic technology to customize the application related to user tastes and preferences, social relations, services and environment.

MTSR 2011 Offers Special Track

By Melody Smith | May 24, 2011 |

The 4th International Workshop on Metadata and Semantics for Agriculture, Food and Environment will be a special track of the Metadata and Semantics Research Conference (MTSR) 2011. This will bring together researchers and practitioners working on agricultural, food-related and environmental knowledge production, organization, and exchange from a Semantic Web perspective and in an international discussion forum.