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IBM vs. Content Chaos

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the help-me-find-directions-to-p4r1s-h1l70n dept.

ps writes "IBM's Almaden Research Center has been featured for their continued work on "Web Fountain", a huge system to turn all the unstructured info on the web into structured data. (Is "pink" the singer or the color?) IEEE reports that the first commercial use will be to track public opinion for companies. " It looks like its feeding ground is primarily the public Internet, but it can be fed private information as well.

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  1. Re:I think a better question... by jpr1nd · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    wow, that is such a clever and original joke. how do you come up with stuff so funny?

  2. Re:All we need... by Frymaster · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    the first commercial use will be to track public opinion for companies.

    here's one to start with:

    microsoft (msft) of redmond washington: you suck!

    now, go log that.

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  3. Bad thing. by irokitt · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This sounds like just another tool for the RIAA to use against us. This time, anyone with an apache server account and some mp3s is vulnerable, not just the P2P guys.

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