Paul Miller - The Cloud of Data » Search http://cloudofdata.com Linked Data, Cloud Computing, Semantic Web, SaaS, PaaS, more Thu, 17 May 2012 15:04:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, version 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ paul.miller@cloudofdata.com (Paul Miller) paul.miller@cloudofdata.com (Paul Miller) 1440 http://cloudofdata.com/logo144x144.jpg Paul Miller - The Cloud of Data http://cloudofdata.com 144 144 conversations with the executives shaping Cloud Computing and the Semantic Web. Linked Data, Cloud Computing, Semantic Web, SaaS, PaaS, more Cloud Computing, Semantic Web, Linked Data, Open Data, SaaS, PaaS Paul Miller Paul Miller paul.miller@cloudofdata.com no no True Knowledge not a Google Killer – and that’s good http://cloudofdata.com/2009/09/true-knowledge-not-a-google-killer-and-thats-good/ http://cloudofdata.com/2009/09/true-knowledge-not-a-google-killer-and-thats-good/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:24:09 +0000 Paul Miller http://cloudofdata.com/?p=810
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Every time a new search engine pops up, bloggers, journalists and analysts get all worked up about its potential (or otherwise) to be a ‘Google Killer.’ I’ve written about this before, and really can’t understand the apparent obsession with ‘killing’ a company that’s continuing to do remarkably well at meeting the needs of millions. It’s not perfect, of course, and there’s always room for more innovation/competition, but does Google need to die in the process?

It was therefore something of a relief to talk with William Tunstall-Pedoe, and to hear his talk of ‘complementing’ the Google search experience. William is CEO of Cambridge-based True Knowledge, a company that markets its technology as an ‘Answer Engine.’

The True Knowledge web site has been around for a while, largely serving as technology show case and source of new knowledge for the voracious machine rather than as a serious destination site in its own right. Far more interesting is the way that the underlying technology enriches your everyday search experience via browser plugins, and augments third party sites and services (like hotly anticipated virtual personal assistant, Siri) by means of an API.

Have a listen to hear William’s views on what the company can do, and the ways in which it can enrich existing user behaviours.

Production of this podcast was supported by Talis, and show notes are available on their Nodalities blog.

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]]> http://cloudofdata.com/2009/09/true-knowledge-not-a-google-killer-and-thats-good/feed/ 3 0:30:19 Image byTrue Knowledge/True Knowledge via CrunchBase Every time a new search engine pops up, bloggers, journalists and analysts get all worked up about its potential (or otherwise) to be a ‘Google Killer.’ I’ve written about[...] Image byTrue Knowledge/True Knowledge via CrunchBase Every time a new search engine pops up, bloggers, journalists and analysts get all worked up about its potential (or otherwise) to be a ‘Google Killer.’ I’ve written about this before, and really can’t understand the apparent obsession with ‘killing’ a company that’s continuing to do remarkably well at meeting the needs of millions. It’s not perfect, of course, and there’s always room for more innovation/competition, but does Google need to die in the process? It was therefore something of a relief to talk with William Tunstall-Pedoe, and to hear his talk of ‘complementing’ the Google search experience. William is CEO of Cambridge-based True Knowledge, a company that markets its technology as an ‘Answer Engine.’ The True Knowledge web site has been around for a while, largely serving as technology show case and source of new knowledge for the voracious machine rather than as a serious destination site in its own right. Far more interesting is the way that the underlying technology enriches your everyday search experience via browser plugins, and augments third party sites and services (like hotly anticipated virtual personal assistant, Siri) by means of an API. Have a listen to hear William’s views on what the company can do, and the ways in which it can enrich existing user behaviours. Production of this podcast was supported by Talis, and show notes are available on their Nodalities blog. Related articles by Zemanta SemTech 2009: Semantic Search (expertsystem.net) True Knowledge (expertsystem.net) Report: Wolfram Alpha to offer API for data feeds (news.cnet.com) Podcast Paul Miller no no Discussing business search with Robin Johnson, CEO of FT Search http://cloudofdata.com/2009/05/discussing-business-search-with-robin-johnson-ceo-of-ft-search/ http://cloudofdata.com/2009/05/discussing-business-search-with-robin-johnson-ceo-of-ft-search/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 10:16:50 +0000 Paul Miller http://cloudofdata.com/?p=646 newssift-thumbThe supply of vertical search solutions tailored to particular business niches remains a lucrative and important area, even in these days of Google’s apparently unstoppable growth in generic search market share. Many of the products and companies involved are almost invisible to the general web user, either surfacing only inside the firewalls of large enterprise customers or styled to appear a seamless part of the navigation experience on an e-Commerce site.

FT Search, part of Pearson’s Financial Times Group, recently released the public beta of an interesting new search engine aimed squarely at anyone — “even a CEO” (!) — interested in unearthing information on companies and the external factors affecting them.

Newssift.com brings data from diverse sources together with technology components from established players such as Endeca, Nstein, Lexalytics and ReelTwo to offer an interesting and potentially powerful navigational experience.

I spoke with Robin Johnson, CEO of FT Search, yesterday to hear more about newssift’s capabilities and their intentions for its future development.

Production of this podcast was supported by Talis, and show notes are available on their Nodalities blog.

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]]> http://cloudofdata.com/2009/05/discussing-business-search-with-robin-johnson-ceo-of-ft-search/feed/ 3 0:45:44 The supply of vertical search solutions tailored to particular business niches remains a lucrative and important area, even in these days of Google’s apparently unstoppable growth in generic search market share. Many of the products and compan[...] The supply of vertical search solutions tailored to particular business niches remains a lucrative and important area, even in these days of Google’s apparently unstoppable growth in generic search market share. Many of the products and companies involved are almost invisible to the general web user, either surfacing only inside the firewalls of large enterprise customers or styled to appear a seamless part of the navigation experience on an e-Commerce site. FT Search, part of Pearson’s Financial Times Group, recently released the public beta of an interesting new search engine aimed squarely at anyone — “even a CEO” (!) — interested in unearthing information on companies and the external factors affecting them. Newssift.com brings data from diverse sources together with technology components from established players such as Endeca, Nstein, Lexalytics and ReelTwo to offer an interesting and potentially powerful navigational experience. I spoke with Robin Johnson, CEO of FT Search, yesterday to hear more about newssift’s capabilities and their intentions for its future development. Production of this podcast was supported by Talis, and show notes are available on their Nodalities blog. Related articles by Zemanta Endeca: Push into Education and Training (arnoldit.com) Bing It Is: Microsoft Rolls Out Its New Search Engine (readwriteweb.com) Waiting for the Big Bing (thenoisychannel.com) Podcast Paul Miller no no Talking with Daniel Tunkelang about Endeca and Search http://cloudofdata.com/2009/01/talking-with-daniel-tunkelang-about-endeca-and-search/ http://cloudofdata.com/2009/01/talking-with-daniel-tunkelang-about-endeca-and-search/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:24:57 +0000 Paul Miller http://875185565 Daniel TunkelangDaniel Tunkelang is an interesting blogger, and also manages to find time to be Chief Scientist at the privately held New York enterprise search company Endeca.

In amongst all the other stuff that grabbed the world’s attention yesterday, Daniel and I managed to spend some time chatting about Endeca’s approach to enterprise search. Earlier this year Daniel was invited to give one of Google‘s Tech Talks at their New York offices, and with a title of ‘Reconsidering Relevance‘ he (nervously!) set about challenging some of the search behemoth’s approaches. We explored aspects of his argument during our call, and the result is now available as a podcast.

Have a listen, and do let us know what you think…

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