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Powerset's search: Does it deliver?: Powerset has rolled out its semantic search engine and has managed to get a ton of attention. The larger question for me: Does it deliver? And where does Powerset make the most sense? Powerset on Monday introduced its natural language search for Wikipedia content Techmeme. This effort...; Tags: Google Inc., Enterprise Search, Web, Wikipedia, Powerset, Wiki, Semantic Web, Channel Management, Online Communications, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Powerset shows semantic search solution: Beating the rush of press releases likely to flood inboxes during next week's Semantic Technology Conference, Powerset today announced the public availability of a service that adds a whole new dimension to searching for information from Wikipedia. Whilst much of the functionality unveiled today has been visible...; Tags: Natural Language Processing, Team, Xerox PARC, Wikipedia, Powerset, Wiki, Online Communications, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Upvise wikipedia for Windows Mobile (cab): Search Wikipedia from your mobile phone. Download the complete article with a formatting optimized for small mobile device screens. You can also save your favorite articles to your phone and read them even when you are offline. More than 2 Million articles are available from this mobile version of Wikipedia,...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Wikipedia, Unyverse, Wiki, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-05-05
A Semantic view of the wikipedia for Data idea: A Semantic view of the Wikipedia for Data ideaSemantic Web smites category creepMy wiki project is employing Semantic Web tags to try to point out the folly of Wikipedia's "category creep". Instead of explaining it here, it's probably easier to just show you in one quick example of how...; Tags: Wiki, Semantic Web, Wikipedia; Discussion threads 2008-04-15
Yet another academic against wikipedia: Yet another academic against WikipediaGood Starting PointWikipedia is an excellent resource to use as a starting point for any research, so long as you understand that the articles are not necessarily written by experts in the relevant field.It's main failing is that any subject that has a political slant is...; Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia; Discussion threads 2008-04-15

Yet another academic against wikipedia: Sharman Lichtenstein, a professor of information systems with Deakin University in Australia, has added herself to the long list of academics and teachers who ban citation of Wikipedia in her classes. Comparing the use of Wikipedia to choosing a brain surgeon who has merely read Wikipedia for training, Professor...; Tags: Wikipedia, Wiki, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Wikimedia Foundation Defends Wales: During her guest appearance on CNET Live, Sue Gardner, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, defended Wikipedia co-creator Jimmy Wales. He's under fire for allegedly misusing foundation funds.; Tags: CNET Live, Wikipedia; Videos 2008-03-06
I love Google...don't tell the librarian!: I'm taking a grad class right now in analysis and problem solving methods. At the moment, we're using Matlab to analyze .wav files and explore harmonics, series, and some very interesting trigonometry. An undergrad made the mistake of walking into the class to drop off materials for the...; Tags: Google Inc., Wikipedia, Librarian, Productivity, Wiki, Channel Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-02-13
Is Microsoft's Danger play a poke at Apple? Google? (updated): Microsoft said Monday that they're acquiring Palo Alto, CA-based Danger Inc., maker of the T-Mobile Sidekick QWERTY smartphone. Sidekicks feature a novel flip-up screen that reveals a full-size keyboard making easy work of texting and email. It could even be argued that the Sidekick (which the company...; Tags: Google Inc., Acquisition, Mobile, Operating System, T-Mobile Sidekick, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Wikipedia, iLounge, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-02-12
WikiReader (21-Setup): WikiReader makes loading and reading of WikiPedia articles easier. Just press a hotkey in any Windows application and the WikiPedia article will pop up in a small window. In the WikiReader window, articles from WikiPedia are displayed without menus, logos or other cluttered elements. Articles already viewed are cached, thus...; Tags: Article, Wikipedia, Wiki, Online Communications; Software downloads 2008-02-12
Microsoft-Yahoo: Google ethics and the "monopoly pissing match": As excitement heats up around Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Yahoo, Google feels threatened and has jumped into the fray, as reported by Dan Farber, ZDNet's editor in chief. Rightfully concerned about the impact the merger may have on its own core search business, Google is trying every trick in the...; Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Ethics, Wikipedia, Mergers & Acquisitions, Search, Regulations, Investment, Finance, Government, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-02-04
Wikinomics 2: peer production: Here we continue our analysis of <italic>Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything</italic> (co-authored by Don Tapscott) with a look at peer production. (See first post here.) In the Wikinomics formulation, peer production occurs when people come together spontaneously to create content, ideally without being paid. The largest and best-known...; Tags: Open Source, Wikipedia, Don Tapscott, 2500-to-14, Wiki, Online Communications, Ed Gottsman; Blog posts 2008-01-25
Googlepedia (5): Shows you a relevant Wikipedia article along with your search results. Clicking links in the article will trigger new Google searches, making it a very useful research tool. Features include: Turns internal Wikipedia links into Google search links; Uses Google's I'm Feeling Luckytm feature to find relevant articles; Links images...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Search, Wikipedia, Wiki, Online Communications; Software downloads 2008-01-22
wikipedia Lookup Extension (2): Lookups up the selected word in the Wikipedia encyclopedia in the language specified in your user preferences. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Wikipedia, Wiki, Online Communications; Software downloads 2008-01-22
Report: 16GB iPhone to be announced tomorrow at Macworld: According to a posting on Wikipedia, and believed by usually High-Gain B.S. Antenna'd Steve Rubel of MicroPersuasion, one Mr. Steve Jobs will announce a new 16GB, $499 iPhone tomorrow at Macworld. Steve may be believing this, but others are infinitely less sure....; Tags: Apple iPhone, Address Book, Update, Twitter, Macworld, Wikipedia, Wiki, Online Communications, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-01-14
Steve Jobs Macworld keynote leaked on wikipedia?: Steve Jobs Macworld keynote leaked on Wikipedia?HoaxThe Mac Pro Penryn was introduced last week. So the statement that the Mac Pro and Mini are being refreshed today is inaccurate.Looks legitProblem being... Where is the sub-notebook that everyone was hoping for. Not that much wow execept for developers.Infact, the only...; Tags: Apple iPhone, MAC Pro, Apple Macintosh, Steve Jobs, Wikipedia; Discussion threads 2008-01-14
Steve Jobs Macworld 08 keynote leaked on wikipedia?: Has Steve Jobs Macworld keynote speech been leaked? Apparently this appeared on Wikipedia earlier today. I've read it and it sounds convincing enough (larger capacity devices, price drops, a few new things that's already been guessed at), but I have a really hard time accepting that anything that...; Tags: Steve Jobs, Macworld, Wikipedia, Wiki, Online Communications, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-01-14
AutoWikiBrowser (zip): A semi-automated Wikipedia editor that helps you perform repetitive tasks easier. AutoWikiBrowser is a semi-automated Wikipedia editor, created to make tedious repetitive tasks quicker and easier. It works its way through a list of articles, making changes and accepting manual changes. It is not a bot because all edits are...; Tags: Editor, Wikipedia, AutoWikiBrowser, Wiki, Online Communications; Software downloads 2008-01-11
(Photos: From airborne ops to laser gunship): (Photos: From airborne ops to laser gunship)Puff the Magic Dragon"During the Vietnam War, troops often referred to the C-130 gunship as "Puff the Magic Dragon."Ummm, wasn't that a converted DC-3?C-130 HerculesI spent four years in the Marines as a jet engine mechanic and ground support crewman, working on and around...; Tags: Aerospace & Defense, laser, Wikipedia, photograph, C-130 Hercules, Herc, aircraft, AC-47, gunship, DC-3; Discussion threads 2008-01-02
I never sent obscene emails to Peter Gutmann: I never sent obscene emails to Peter GutmannWell, well, well ...... the other day I had an email trying to sell me viagra that looked like it had come from NASA ... I doubt it did. Also, I don't believe everything I read on Wikipedia.You shouldn't believe everything on...; Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia, Peter Gutmann, e-mail; Discussion threads 2007-12-23