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A series of recent moves has focused attention on search and social networks. Social networks have turned their attention to enhancing search features on their sites, but what they really may be searching for is the way to effectively monetize their services. Story by ITI Reporter Theresa Cramer, EContent Magazine.
You know online social networking has reached critical mass when physicists get their very own social network. While AIP UniPHY isn't exactly Facebook, it is a networking site devoted to connecting physical scientists to one another. On Tuesday, September 8, the American Institute of Physics (AIP) unveiled the launch edition of its new site, AIP UniPHY- a scientific networking platform for communicating with colleagues, identifying potential collaborators, and keeping up with competitors.
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The French search company Exalead has long maintained a reputation for the scalability of its OEM solutions. With the Jan. 26 release of the 5.0 version of its CloudView OEM Edition, the company has once again aimed to make strides in this area in order to enable organizations large and small to manage their information more effectively.
On Oct. 1, natural language search company Semantra will release Semantra 2.5 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM. With this new product, Semantra seeks to bring effective, efficient search capabilities to the realm of business intelligence (BI). Semantra 2.5, which sits on top of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, streamlines searching within that enterprise application, with capabilities including summary analytics, linking results back to the CRM, exporting results into Excel, and dynamically adjusting results sets. This set of functions and Semantra's streamlined search interface are designed to simplify business intelligence and analytics so that every member of a sales team, irrespective of their technical expertise, has access to as much valuable BI information as possible.
in its eagerness to make an impact in the enterprise search marketplace—a sector it has yet to satisfactorily conquer—Microsoft may have overlooked, or been inclined to dismiss, a number of apparent accounting irregularities on Fast Search & Transfer's books when it acquired the Norwegian search company for $1.2 billion in January 2008. The problems were no secret even then—inquiries related to FAST's accounting practices during the press conference call announcing the acquisition were met with pregnant pauses and "no comments"—but the story has grown more embarrassing for Microsoft in recent weeks as more details emerge about FAST and amid reports in the Norwegian press that the matter may come under criminal investigation.
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Today, many business intelligence tools offer an array of event-driven and proactive features designed to provide information and to enable employees to take action. From Google to the Grateful Dead and from direct response fulfillment to sustainability management, interactive intelligence is helping a variety of organizations extend tightly stretched resources to create new avenues of efficiency and profitability.
In today's enterprise, information discovery is often treated more as a survival mechanism than an opportunity. And that's only for the companies that have solid information discovery practices in place. For organizations that still rely on simple search engines to uncover data assets within their IT infrastructure, the opportunity costs can be catastrophic.
Take a closer look at Autonomy Corp., one of the 12 companies that inspired the most banter among the EContent 100 judges during the voting process.
Findability is about making information easier to find. After all, if it cannot be found, it may as well not exist. In addition to traditional controlled vocabulary-based indexing, information architecture has evolved to make browsing and navigation methods more effective. "Semantic tagging," in the various ways that it is understood, is a term that describes many of these new (and some not-so-new) findability approaches.
Online, an increasing number of voices can be heard, and word certainly travels fast. Unfortunately, that word isn't always complimentary. Yet, many companies have no idea what negative information is being circulated and possibly eating away at their businesses and the reputations they have worked so hard to build.
Product Reviews
Even in a world of high-powered search tools, re-finding exactly what you've already discovered on the web can be challenging. Bookmarks sound so old hat. But what if they functioned like archives? Norman Schreiber shares his insights on iCyte in this product review of a tool that can take you back to the site you first saw.
Google Earth Pro is as easy to use as the free version. It extends the capabilities of Google Earth to allow for robust practical applications via the addition of such features as GIS and GPS import, spreadsheet data import, measure tools, and movie recording.
Who wouldn't want a reasonably priced, easy-to-learn piece of software that helps you be more productive and less aggravated with information overload? That's what X1 Professional Client does, by creating a database of your hard drive, providing the means to search everything on it and act on the results—immediately.
For this review, I installed exalead one: desktop on my PC. I loved it and will purchase the software once my trial expires. It provides a quick and efficient way of finding documents on my PC, and relevant documents on the web at the same time.
These are the early days of mobile search, and all these nascent products have yet to prove they can deliver. On the face of it, Medio stands out as having the most holistic approach to search, combining various approaches, such as local search, with personalization and recommendation. Another factor in Medio’s favor is its XML-based markup language, designed specifically to improve mobile content representation and response times across handset types and not just smartphones.
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We all recognize the twin trends of exponentially growing electronic content and more litigiousness. The landmark 2006 Federal Rules of Civil Procedures Rule 26 and its updates make all electronic stored information (ESI) subject to legal discovery, and ESI continues its unbridled growth. Yet cost controls are tighter these days than they were a decade ago, so we increasingly react to problems rather than nip them in the bud. If you already have an enterprise search system (or, more likely, several targeted search systems), do you really need anything else to respond to a civil suit requesting information stored anywhere in the enterprise?
The Strix Award might best be described as the Oscar of the information retrieval research world. It's presented annually to a person who has made a significant impact on research in information retrieval. The award was set up in memory of Tony Kent, Ph.D. (1933-1997), who made a major contribution to the development of information science and to information services, particularly in the field of chemistry. The 2008 award was presented to professor Kalervo Järvelin of the University of Tampere, Finland.
I won't lie; I am starting to feel resentful of many of my longtime information providers. I love you, man, I really do. It's just that we've grown apart. You still offer me tons of sources, computing power galore, and our very own advanced search features—but I think I need more.
Search appliances can be rather like a ready meal. They are almost instantly available; all you have to do is slot them into a server rack the way you would a meal on to a tray in the oven. The meal can be quite satisfying if all you need is "food," but you learn little from the experience. The hard work has been done by developers and scientists, and while you may marvel at their skills, you certainly don't learn how to "cook."
Imagine for a moment that your company has built a factory and filled it with machinery. Or perhaps your company has built a large, new office building with a sizeable parking lot and a good cafeteria. These additions represent considerable investment. Now, imagine that they have forgotten where they built the factory and where the office is located. Beyond imagination, you say. No company would be that incompetent.
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Technology providers who not only recognize the necessity and difficulty of the local and global content marketplace, but are there to help: From analytics to location awareness, content management to translation management, translation services to language specific search solutions, there are a range of solutions that will enable organizations to adapt to the needs of the new consumer.
Appropriate and effective content management solutions not only enable ease of use, effective interactive communication, and dynamic marketing experiences, they deliver what all organizations seek: measurable return on investment.
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| Buying & Selling eContent 2010 April 18 -20th 2010, Marriott's Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, AZ |
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| Buying & Selling eContent, the content industry's premier conference and networking event, returns to the Marriott's Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, AZ from April 18-20. Register now to hear and take part in discussions with leading content execs.
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| Search Engine Meeting, April 26-27, 2010 • Hyatt Regency Boston • Boston, MA |
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| Join your colleagues at the cutting edge of search!
Search Engine Meeting, now in its 15th year, brings together people interested in the domain of search and retrieval. It attracts those with a professional interest in search engines—such as search engine developers and designers—and those interested in applying search engines in their own work environments. |
| WebSearch University, April 26-27, 2010 • Hyatt Regency Boston • Boston, MA |
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| WebSearch University will be co-located with Search Engine Meeting in Boston this spring! Join your colleagues at this unique educational opportunity. Bring your search skills to the next level. WSU is where searchers learn the latest developments that affect their internet research activities. The curriculum is packed with information on search techniques, collaborative technologies, mobile search, personalization, alternative search engines, and current awareness tools. This year we’re adding sessions on rich resources for specific topics such as sci-tech, competitive intelligence, international, and legal. WSU will also have some new faces on its faculty. |
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