Category Archives: Search
Managed Q Search
Just came across Managed Q, a search application the inventors describe as “dedicated to helping you manage your entire Search Experience: from the keyword, to results, to previewing, to refinement and repeating with a new query.” The entity extraction around
Managed Q Search
Just came across Managed Q, a search application the inventors describe as “dedicated to helping you manage your entire Search Experience: from the keyword, to results, to previewing, to refinement and repeating with a new query.” The entity extraction around
GoLexa Search Engine
Just came across GoLexa. The interesting thing about this is the search results. They provide quite a bit of context, including links to bookmarking sites, page data, page previews, etc. And there are also plenty of other tools, like direct
GoLexa Search Engine
Just came across GoLexa. The interesting thing about this is the search results. They provide quite a bit of context, including links to bookmarking sites, page data, page previews, etc. And there are also plenty of other tools, like direct
Best Alternative Search Engines of 2007
The AltSearchEngines blog recently issued a list of the top 10 alternative search engines for 2007. These highlight lesser-known search engines that rate well from an innovation, retrieval, or popularity standpoint. All of these are trying to distinguish themselves in
Best Alternative Search Engines of 2007
The AltSearchEngines blog recently issued a list of the top 10 alternative search engines for 2007. These highlight lesser-known search engines that rate well from an innovation, retrieval, or popularity standpoint. All of these are trying to distinguish themselves in
Google Experiments
I just came across Google Experiments–a kinda of pre-beta test drive of some new things they are working on. Great way to get user feedback. Overall, it doesn’t seem like Google has many secrets to hide from competitors. Are they
Google Experiments
I just came across Google Experiments–a kinda of pre-beta test drive of some new things they are working on. Great way to get user feedback. Overall, it doesn’t seem like Google has many secrets to hide from competitors. Are they
People Search Engines
Previously, I wrote about Spock–a new people search engine that scraps all kinds of public person data from the web. Here is an interesting article reviewing Spock and others: http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbReader.asp?ArticleId=37403 These types of search services are drawing on a lot
People Search Engines
Previously, I wrote about Spock–a new people search engine that scraps all kinds of public person data from the web. Here is an interesting article reviewing Spock and others: http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbReader.asp?ArticleId=37403 These types of search services are drawing on a lot
Is Relevance Relevant?
For decades, information science has developed and examined the notion of relevance in information retrieval (IR). By and large, the approach to measuring relevance has been rather technical. Recall and precision have been the two main measures: Recall looks at
Is Relevance Relevant?
For decades, information science has developed and examined the notion of relevance in information retrieval (IR). By and large, the approach to measuring relevance has been rather technical. Recall and precision have been the two main measures: Recall looks at
Silobreaker Beta Launch
Silobreaker is a current awareness service that launched at the beginning of 2006. It’s designed for the “light information professional,” as Silobreaker puts it. (I’m assuming this description doesn’t refer to the weight of the person, but how much information
Silobreaker Beta Launch
Silobreaker is a current awareness service that launched at the beginning of 2006. It’s designed for the “light information professional,” as Silobreaker puts it. (I’m assuming this description doesn’t refer to the weight of the person, but how much information
Spock People Search
OK, I got an invitation directly from Spock to use their service. Andrea also invited me shortly thereafter. (Thanks anyway Andrea). The entity resolution does appear to work quite well. I searched for common names, like John Smith, and although
Spock People Search
OK, I got an invitation directly from Spock to use their service. Andrea also invited me shortly thereafter. (Thanks anyway Andrea). The entity resolution does appear to work quite well. I searched for common names, like John Smith, and although
Live Long and Prosper – Spock
Spock is a new people-finding service available free on the Web. It is currently an invitation-only beta service, which means you must receive an invitation from Spock or a friend to sign up for the service. Apparently, their entity resolution
Live Long and Prosper – Spock
Spock is a new people-finding service available free on the Web. It is currently an invitation-only beta service, which means you must receive an invitation from Spock or a friend to sign up for the service. Apparently, their entity resolution
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