Using the Semantic Web to Enhance Search

RobMcCool writes "At Stanford KSL, we really like the Semantic Web. So we've taken many of our favorite web sites, scraped them, and put together a huge pile of RDF, which we'll let you download. We've used that RDF to create a search application, in the spirit of Google Q & A or Microsofts recently announced MSN Search extensions. Our search can answer simple factual queries like the previously discussed population of Portugal but can also answer some more complex ones. We also have a smart autocomplete system, type "tom hanks birth" slowly to see it in action (best with Firefox). We're looking for people to be a part of this search system by running their own search sites, and by putting their data on the Semantic Web. Come check it out!"

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best with firefox

[cloudreader]

We also have a smart autocomplete system, type "tom hanks birth" slowly to see it in action (best with Firefox).
In the early days one can see lots of "Best with internet explorer". 'It is nice to see best with firefox for a change'

What!?

[HishamMuhammad]

In the examples page, PLO and Al Fatah are listed under "Terror Organizations". This is a horrible misrepresentation.

The PLO is the organization representing the Palestinian people that eventually evolved into the Palestinian Authority. It had observer status in the UN General Assembly and even special permission to participate on Security Council debates (sans voting rights). Al Fatah is a political party which was involved in guerilla activities in the 70s, but that has, since the Oslo Accords, accepted the statehood of Israel.