Monthly Archives: May 2008
Semantic Web Search Engines: True Knowledge
Recently I’ve been exploring Semantic Web applications as a way to understand how they might be able to help my group working within medical research. My latest find is a Semantic search currently in Beta, called True Knowledge. The following … Continue reading
Semantic Web: Wikipedia’s Collective Definition
As I work at trying to wrap my brain around the power of the Semantic Web, I have actually found Wikipedia to be quite helpful for quick succinct definitions. Here is a nice roundup of the latest postings on Semantic … Continue reading
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Semantic Applications: IMINDI
Recently I discovered a semantic application based on brainstorming, and natural thought processes. It is called IMINDI. They are now accepting Beta accounts, and it seems well worth your time. According to the developer’s Website: “IMINDI is a brainstorming, memory … Continue reading
Powerset: Natural Semantic Search Engine
Powerset has just released a new search for Wikipedia this month. According to their site: “Powerset’s technology improves the entire search process. In the search box, you can express yourself in keywords, phrases, or simple questions. On the search results … Continue reading
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Semantic MediaWiki
Semantic MediaWiki (SMW) is a free extension of MediaWiki – the wiki-system powering Wikipedia – that helps to search, organise, tag, browse, evaluate, and share the wiki’s content. While traditional wikis contain only texts which computers can neither understand nor … Continue reading
Semantic Web – Building OWL Ontologies
If you are interested in developing your own Semantic Web ontology or application, you may wish to check out TopBraid Composer. Here you may download their data sheet which describes TopBraid and what it can do. Even Nova Spivack, of … Continue reading
Semantic Web Application: Calais
Interested in creating your own semantic metadata? Calais, produced by Thomson Reuters might be a solution for you. The web service is currently free for either commercial or non-commercial use. One part of their service that one can put to … Continue reading
Building Semantic Search Applications
Interested in having your own Semantic search application? You might be interested in licensing technology from hakia. Hakia is a new type of search engine based on semantics as opposed to ranking methods utilized by keyword search engines. Keyword search engines use … Continue reading
Semantic vs Keyword Searches
Keyword based searches through traditional search engines tend to produce a lot of irrelevant results. The method is not precise enough and especially does not work well for automated processing. Humans must sift and sort through the retrieved pages. Important … Continue reading
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