Applying brainstorming techniques to new product development works best when the collaboration employs participants from varied specialties gathering to develop a less complex product, according to th
Company: WebMediaBrands Inc (WEBM) WebMediaBrands Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM), the leading global provider of events, education, jobs, and content for business, media, and creative professionals, today announ
A Paris evolution-themed auction next month will feature everything from a tiny Cretaceous dragonfly to an over 26-foot-long Spinosaurus skeleton. (Modern dragonfly; Credit: alvimann) Other items to
Auctions typically conjure images of lightning-fast talkers and adrenaline-pumping bids. But for Lester Ho, his first attempt at buying property at an auction went from heart-pounding excitement to he
When Mark Braverman joined Microsoft Research New England as a postdoctoral researcher in July 2008, both he and the founders of the lab knew the move had the potential to be mutually beneficial. Wha
If the rebirth of JavaScript has been the biggest theme of the past two years, you could probably divide most of the talk surrounding this topic into two main areas. At the geekier end of town, we've
The prospect of a Web of information and knowledge supporting systems capable of automating reasoning, inference, and decision making has been challenging Web researchers, developers, and â??real-worl
On September 29 and 30, 2009, Motley's Auction and Realty Group, located in Richmond, VA, will host its Motley's 42nd Anniversary Spectacular Auction live online with Artfact Live! In this extensive sale, ... prestigious auction house partners. Currently, over 1000 fine auctioneers actively list their catalogues with Artfact.com and its U.K. sister site Invaluable.com, reaching the Artfact community of more than 10 million knowledgeable collectors and dealers worldwide. ...
Several Global Agenda community members and fan sites, including OBC (the Orange and Blue Clan), AgendaSource, CC Gaming and GA Wiki, have joined together to organize a blind auction for charity. Bids will be accepted from Sunday September ... All proceeds benefit Child's Play , a game-industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children through toys and games, working through a network of more than 60 hospitals worldwide. The list of items for auction continues ...
The power of the Internet is amazing. Now you can create your own personal fundraising web page, send your message worldwide, promote your cause, collect donations and thank contributors, all from the luxury of your own computer. ... Let your supporters know what their donation will buy for your chosen project. It is more compelling to tell someone $10 will a new door, or $100 will buy some tools for the community to build more homes. ...
"We are excited to be hosting our first annual bachelor auction and we know it will be a fun filled evening for 'all the single ladies' out there! We appreciate the support of our community and donors who value the great work we do at Gilda's Club ... Gilda's Club is a worldwide support club for those living with cancer, as well as their families and friends. Membership is free and offered to all men, women, teens and children.
European researchers have created a legal analysis query engine that combines artificial intelligence, game theory and semantics to offer advice, conflict prevention and dispute settlement for Europea
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) From an annual auction of its hydrocarbon blocks, India is moving towards a year-long bidding process, said Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Jitin Prasada here T
NEW DELHI -- In the heady celebration of the boom in India's contemporary art market in recent years, an iconic artist has been conspicuous by his absence. Maqbool Fida Husain is hailed by many as Ind
NEW DELHI -- In the heady celebration of the boom in India's contemporary art market in recent years, an iconic artist has been conspicuous by his absence. Maqbool Fida Husain is hailed by many as Ind
Zero Hedge stirred up a hornet's nest recently by bringing to popular attention Chris Martenson's post highlighting the very rapid 'uptake' via Permanent Open Market Operations of a Treasury CUSIP tha
McAfee, Inc. MFE today presented Brian Hay, Detective Superintendent of the Queensland Police Service, with the . This international award is given by McAfee to individuals who make great strides in t
(Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- ERC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Good afternoon, my name is John Saintcross. I am the Program Manager, Energy and Envir
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The members of the Westboro Youth Commission welcome senior Allison Shea and juniors Kasey Packer and Rachel Bridge as youth members of the commission. The students will attend monthly meetings from S
osted By: Kevin PowersThe organizers of the First Annual Asian American ComiCon (AACC) have announced the complete Featured Guest list and final Schedule of Events for this celebration of the unique c
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Barbara Nestor, Minister Noel Dempsey, festival director Pat Dunne and Sara Flood at the launch of the 2009 Trim Swift Festival. There are three big nightly events in the Trim Swift Festival next mont
GoM had failed to suggest mechanism for allocation Department of Telecom and Ministry of Finance locked horns over pricing /CHENNAI: Communications and Information Technology Minister A. Raja on Wedne
If the spectrum committee's proposal to auction spectrum is accepted, the kind of scandals the sector has seen will soon be a thing of the past If the spectrum committee's proposal to auction spectrum
(Computerworld) One of the more prosaic parts of data warehousing is getting information into a warehouse in the first place. Vendors that sell data-loading tools have long operated in the shadows of
On the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare's sonnets, and as the Yorkshire outdoor play season begins, Martin Hickes asks why the Bard's lost works are taking centre stage. St George's
Citrix has introduced a new technology that reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO) that Web 2.0 applications, spanning gaming, banking, auctions, messaging and news feeds, are placing on server inf
The Obama administration might agree to auction only a portion of the emissions allowances granted at first under a cap-and-trade system to limit greenhouse gas pollution, White House science adviser
The Obama administration might agree to auction only a portion of the emissions allowances granted at first under a cap-and-trade system to limit greenhouse gas pollution, White House science adviser
The Obama administration might agree to auction only a portion of the emissions allowances granted at first under a cap-and-trade system to limit greenhouse gas pollution, White House science adviser
The Obama administration might agree to postpone auctioning off 100 percent of emissions allowances under a cap-and-trade system to limit greenhouse gas pollution, White House science adviser John P.
The Obama administration might agree to postpone auctioning off 100 percent of emissions allowances under a cap-and-trade system to limit greenhouse gas pollution, White House science adviser John P.
As was wheeled into the operating theatre in 2004 to undergo a life-threatening operation on his brain, he took a decision. If his life and his sight were spared, he would finally start writing in ear
Quentin Crisp, 1989... by Fergus Greer. Photograph: National Portrait Gallery London Are we supposed to be impressed by the aching worthiness of the gay icons exhibition recently announced by the Nati
Are we supposed to be impressed by the aching worthiness of the gay icons exhibition recently announced by the National Portrait Gallery? Selected by a panel of 10 prominent gay people, including Elto
Yes, it has critics, but no one has yet come up with any other bank rescue plan that would be practical or politically acceptable. Michael Hiltzik In these uncertain times, you take your certitude whe
In explaining their tax plan, the President and his minions continue to repeat two crucial figures: 95 and 250,000. The first is the percentage of Americans the Obudget purportedly provides tax relief
(enlarge photo) From left, Poinciana Day School Auction Host Chairwoman Sony Howard of West Palm Beach is shown with alumna Marissa Ullman of Wellington, Global Neighborhood gala artist, holding a pic
To all appearances, the outright scammers on Wall Street, like Bernard Madoff and Marc Dreier, are outnumbered only by the greedy schemers who benefit from a corrupt system, like John Thain and Mauric
(PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- Paltalk, the leading real-time, video-based chat community with over 4 million active members, will present an interactive Web 2.0 program addressing 'Transforming The Web In
In response to the anomaly of increasing income coexisting with increasing poverty in Nigeria, I embarked on a close observation of the operation of the national economy sometime in 2001, and discover
In 1977, well into a globe-spawning, genre-defying career, Lawrence Weiner received perhaps his favourite accolade from, of all people, journalist Tom Wolfe. 'He considered me the end of art,' chuckle
NAPLES Â? Top-notch tennis headlines the agenda at The Dunes in North Naples this weekend. The facility will host its annual professional singles tournament Saturday and Sunday. Some of the best playe
(enlarge photo) The Little Red School House of Palm Beach was visited by Center for Creative Education committee members planning for the upcoming CCE Spring Luncheon. Pictured are, back row, standing
One day last summer, Google's search engine trundled quietly past a milestone. It added the 1 trillionth address to the list of Web pages it knows about. But as impossibly big as that number may seem,
One day last summer, Googleâ??s search engine trundled quietly past a milestone. It added the one trillionth address to the list of Web pages it knows about. But as impossibly big as that number may s
The Hernando Beach Women's Club will have its annual card party and luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 19 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9236, 3435 Shoal Line Blvd. Cards and board games will
Needed: Master gardener volunteers The Hernando County Cooperative Extension Service is seeking new applicants for the 2009 Master Gardener volunteer program. Those wishing to become master gardeners
Introduction by : Advert (article continues below) In the green room, minutes before going on stage to debate the proposition, a man who helped found the organisation behind the event, frame the debat
ROCKLIN The Sierra College Natural History Museum presents the 2009 Dinosaur Day - Science Fest on Sunday, March 22, 2009. This is a fun all-day family adventure! This year along with displays and ac
ROCKLIN â?? The Sierra College Drama Department presents an evening of Reader's Theatre performing Don Juan in Hell, By George Bernard Shaw at the Dietrich Theatre on the Rocklin campus. The dates and
NAPLES Champions were crowned in singles and doubles in eight age divisions this past week in Naples when more than 320 men from all over the world competed in the USTA National Designated II Super S
By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff Brandeis University president Jehuda Reinharz issued a public mea culpa to the university community today, acknowledging that he mishandled last week's announcement about the
By Ivan Yates PRESIDENT Mary McAleese is donating a number of ball gowns to a charity auction. This alerted me to the prospect of life after her presidency when it ends in 2011. Bookies have to be for
The West of Western Culinary Festival includes two days of al fresco sampling outside the Phoenix Art Museum. February 1, 2009 Email | Print | Single Page | | Text size â?? + PHOENIX West of Western C
Picasa 3.0 (enlarge photo) Members of the 2009 Poinciana Day School Global Neighborhood Auction Committee are, left to right, Debbie Ullman, Sony Howard, Maureen MacLaughlin, Laurie Olsen, Fran Gervol
TAMPA -- Would you like to have in your possession a rare ''Executioner''-style leather football helmet circa 1920s and '30s? Be honest: Is Smirk the first to ask you that? The old helmet is one of th
The LSU Museum of Art was disappointed at the irresponsible nature of the January 28 article, â??Rodinâ??s art questioned at museum exhibit stop in BRâ?. While Gary Arseneau is passionate about his c
ROCKLIN - The Sierra College Press, a project of Sierra Community College, has announced the Charter Members of its Editorial Advisory Board. The members are drawn from a wide variety of experiences a
The eighth round of auctions for oil and natural gas blocks under the new exploration licensing policy (Nelp) is likely to take place by mid-March 2009. The directorate general of hydrocarbons, which
Government control? Preferred stock shares? Sure sounds like nationalization. (Reuters)â??Whether itâ??s called good bank/bad bank, troubled asset relief or some new acronym, the United States appears
Yesterday was my last day as the U.S. secretary of the Treasury. Next week I'm going to be a long way away, in an ivy-bedecked building at the lovely campus of Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. Fr
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Whether it's called good bank/bad bank, troubled asset relief or some new acronym, the United States appears to be on a course that will lead to the effective nationalization of
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Whether it's called good bank/bad bank, troubled asset relief or some new acronym, the United States appears to be on a course that will lead to the effective nationalization of
The England team leave today on a 10-week tour of the Caribbean that promises to be like no other since Micky Stewart was appointed coach, manager or what you will more than two decades ago. The sacki
The England team leave today on a 10-week tour of the Caribbean that promises to be like no other since Micky Stewart was appointed coach, manager or what you will more than two decades ago. The sacki
I'm a bit concerned with the take by Larry Dignan on this WSJ story about Microsoft shuttering a service called Keywords in 2000. The point is not that they didn't do much with paid search (or even th
Second CALL FOR PAPERS Hypertext 2009 The Twenty-First ACM Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia http://www.ht2009.org/ SCOPE ----- The ACM Hypertext Conference is the main venue for high quality pee
Misty Kemp, a downtown resident and founding member of Urban Neighbors who tragically died way too young during a visit to Texas. Anyway, this was posted this week on that old post and deserves your
It was a busy year for IP in 2008 with a whole host of people saying and/or doing a lot of very interesting things. However, as far as the IAM blog is concerned a few individuals stood out from the cr
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has awarded $1.2 million to George Mason University of Fairfax, Va., for work described in its NASA resear
TIME presses unrelentingly onward, especially at this time of year, but some traditions hold firm. Roast turkey, potatoes and Brussels sprouts were served to guests at the Pensione Bozzola in Milan on
Food for thought From The Economist print edition A pasta-maker gets a taste for books TIME presses unrelentingly onward, especially at this time of year, but some traditions hold firm. Roast turkey,
It's been a mass action from all angles - government agencies, art promoters, groups and individual artists alike-the statement was loud and clear that art has a role to play in the nation's new begin
It's been a mass action from all angles - government agencies, art promoters, groups and individual artists alike-the statement was loud and clear that art has a role to play in the nation's new begin
Whatever happened to honesty and integrity? * INVESTING: Money manager Bernard Madoff, regarded for decades as a pillar of the Wall Street community, is accused of bilking investors out of tens of bil
Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a provider of leading application infrastructure software to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications, today announced results for its
(enlarge photo) A second-grade class at Rosarian Academy celebrates United Nations Day at its WorldFest event. The teacher, back row at far right, is Melissa Grande. (enlarge photo) 'Mythbusters' at P
Philippine Daily Inquirer Other Most Read Stories x Global Nation Global Nation Most Read RSS MANILA, Philippinesâ??Filipinos who frequent US and European flea markets in search of Amorsolos, Lunas an
'The quality and diversity of this year's award recipients is a positive indication that technological innovation in both large established and emerging small companies is thriving in Arizona,' said S
Arizona's Highest Honors for Technology Innovation Awarded November 13, 2008 at the Dodge Theatre in Ceremony Emceed by Author and TV Personality Jane Poynter PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Arizona Tec
by Dr Meekal Aziz Ahmed Raza Rumi wrote a nice article entitled "Debating the aid plan," in your newspaper of Nov 1. I agree with a lot of what he says. Things in our land are pretty grim these days.
(enlarge photo) Rosarian Academy mothers enjoy a night out on the town during 'Girls' Night Out' at the Bizarre Avenue Cafe in Lake Worth. They are, left to right, Kimberly Bachman, Michele Goldstein,
This weekend is going to be very exciting as well since the fun events range from Save Our Cemetery's A Run Through History,the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Wine and Roses-Arabian Night Soiree, LPO's
experience an evening of cultural indulgences at the JW Marriott Lobby Lounge from 5:30 to 8 p.m., featuring works by local artist Marina Reed- Original Watercolor Paintings. Special Appearance by the
(enlarge photo) Kathlyn Maguire, founder of Empowerment Through Hearing, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness on hearing loss, with Dr. Thomas J. Balkany, Hotchkiss professor, chair
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A chance to be a US combat fighter pilot for a day, a spin around a NASCAR oval, and a luxury trip to Argentina are among the items up for auction in the Bermuda International Film Festival's Online a
Groundbreaking reverse auction concept Humraz (http://www.humraz.com) turns to academia to find winning strategies. Humraz is a revolutionary redesign of the reverse (a.k.a lowest unique bid) auction
The Fuqua School of Business welcomed seventeen new members to its faculty this fall, strengthening the depth and breadth of the school's teaching and research capabilities. Below are brief bios of ea
h any newly available technological product, the eBook is causing waves of excitement around the globe. Previously used for academia due to its search features and clear format, the eBook is now widel
Definition of "semantics" from Michael Marshall.
Semantics is - the study of language meaning; the meaning of
individual words, sentences, or documents. The field of semantics includes the
study of how meaning is constructed, interpreted, clarified, obscured, illustrated,
simplified, negotiated, contradicted and paraphrased."
Michael defines "Latent Semantic Indexing" as it relates to the Web:
"With respect to LSI, semantics deals with how the various aspects of meaning
can be found hidden in documents by means of the presence, absence, associations
and relationships between words found in those documents."
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Reporters Ginger Gibson and Jeff Montgomery did an admirable job in reporting on legislative business during the circus-like atmosphere on June 30, the last day of the session. With the passage in the
at 1954 hrs India sure is getting patent literate. Well, not just literate, India is making good use of it too. The numbers prove it. In 2007-08, there was a 21% increase in the number of patent appli
Amplify is a web service that brings human understanding to content. Worldwide Auction Links New Bridge Translation Experts (Chinese/American English) Semantic Web is an idea that has been alive for a while. The Internet has revolutionized our access to information. If computers could access that information and process it, imagine how much more we could do with it. But computers are not as smart as humans and we need to talk to them in a different language. We need Web pages and blogs and news and email to be written in this language that computers can understand, a language far simpler and more structured than English.
The Semantic Web goal is to create this language and make it possible for people who create content to use it everyday.
Semantic Web
As Tim Berners-Lee and others have described it, the Semantic Web creates a web of data that allows computers to find, extract, share, re-use information, and potentially even reason with it.
Semantic content can be embedded in web pages, published from databases, and gathered into online repositories.
Most important, semantic data itself contains “meta-information” so that other services are able to make sense of it.
For example, the Semantic Web uses markup not only to indicate how something should be rendered, but also to express content (e.g. the authorship, title, and date of an article).
The Semantic Web is the next step in the evolution of the Internet.
The Semantic Web provides a common framework that allows data to be shared and reused across application, enterprise, and community boundaries.
On the Semantic Web, anything (objects or concepts) can be identified by URI references, and anybody can express whatever he/she wants to say about anything by using the RDF data model. Therefore, the Semantic Web can be modeled as a graph of semantically linked things (objects and concepts), instead of the linkage graph of Web pages (the basic model of the earlier Web).
The concept of Web 3.0 (the Semantic Web) includes a vision for the next evolution of on-line Search. It would improve Search results for users by understanding the meaning (semantics) of their queries and the results.
For example, a user could ask about a “cheap SUV” and the computer would look for automobiles in the “SUV” category with low prices. In order for this to work, the software would need to understand the concept of “cheap” with respect to SUVs, the concept of “SUV”, and the brands of cars that are in the SUV category.
The ideal software for the Semantic Web would be a full Artificial Intelligence system with natural language processing that computes the meaning of words and phrases. To get to such an AI system, which does not currently exist, we must take incremental forward-moving steps to make the computer behave more intelligently without really being intelligent.
In “bottom-up” semantics, individual pages are hand-tagged with semantic categories.
In “top-down” semantics, a developer models the semantics of a vertical domain (such as, farm equipment, movie cameras, etc) and the kinds of things users would want to do in that domain, and then links Web pages into a meaningful series of information views and user actions.
As an example of “bottom-up semantics” as used on the Web, pages about “SUVs” would be tagged with the categories “SUV” and “automobile”.
Search software could then reason with an ontology relating various Web pages.
For example, a page about “automobiles” would be linked by semantically-tagging to pages about “SUV”, “coupe”, “sports-car”, “Porsche”, etc.
Special tagging languages, such as RDF and OWL, are typically employed for hand-tagging. Some say these languages are daunting, but whether they are or not, most Websites have not tagged their pages due to the massive amount of labor involved in the process. This represents a significant barrier to motivating Websites to tag their content.
To overcome this obstacle, automated tagging has been explored, but such an automatic tagging algorithm would, by its very nature, be the very kind of intelligent (semantic) system desired which would obviate the need for tagging altogether.
Since “bottom-up” tagging has not been widely adopted, a “top-down” approach has been tried. In this scenario, a semantically coherent domain of sites is targeted, and developers model the typical users’ interactions in that domain.
This is an example of “broad semantics” (i.e. an interpretation), in that the user’s knowledge of the domain, needs in the domain and actions in the domain are modeled.
Typical actions desired in that domain are hand-categorized and hand-encoded.
For example, the vertical Search site Retrevo handles information about electronic devices employing the semantics of that space.
Semantics of the space means the way the space, or topic of interest, is categorized cognitively by anyone interacting with it. For example, in interacting with a Website about electronic devices, people want to find out details about particular equipment, while other users are interested in reactions to the equipments, pricing, etc.
Using “top-down” semantics, the Website is organized around these user needs into meaningful categories, such as, Most Popular Results, Manufacturer Info, Reviews and Articles, Forums and Blogs, Daily Deals, and Stores.
Thus, the user doesn’t have to browse all the results for a given query, but can browse just the information in the desired category. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_top-down_semantic_web.php
An alternative method to “bottom-up” and “top-down” semantics is Semantic Natural Language Processing, such as that employed by Cognition Technologies, in which the computer has been taught the meanings and relationships of all of the words and phrases, and also recovers the meanings of the words and phrases in searched document set.
With this approach, no hand- or automatic-tagging is required, and the computer appears to understand what the user and documents mean. Visit Cognition for a demonstration of this technology.
