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Semantic Search Points To Better Relevancy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the retrieve-what-I-mean dept.

ReadWriteWeb writes in to tell us about an article by Dr. Riza C. Berkan, founder and CEO of hakia.com, describing the promise of and potential for semantic search. This approach to providing more on-target search results contrasts with the dream of the semantic Web. Semantic search doesn't require all the Web page authors in the world to begin adding metadata; but it's not a sure thing that the researchers now developing the idea will get it right.

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  1. Re:Nonsense by frisket · · Score: 1, Funny

    Oh look, three pink pigs just flew past my window.

  2. Re:Semantics don't work on a global scale by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Lets see how many buzzwords I can crame into a single sentence...

    Okay, so lets mashup this semantic idea with the whole social news concept to create a innovative, synergized social semantic system.

  3. Semantic Search Points To Better Relevancy by robably · · Score: 4, Funny

    Quick! Tag this story as "Goldfish" and "Hairdressing".

  4. Availablilty? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is 'Semantic Web' already included in Web 2.0? Or will that be the 3.0 version?

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