An App to Boil Down Online User Reviews

An anonymous reader writes "Is this a glimpse at the future of the Semantic Web? A new startup named Pluribo has developed a technology that can auto-summarize user reviews on the internet. It is a Firefox extension that can take a webpage filled with reviews and condense it down into a couple of sentences. Currently, it just works with Amazon electronics, but the potential seems incredible. Ars Technica took an in-depth look."

Comments

Quick.

[Slashdot Suxxors]

Somebody fix this so it work's on /. Maybe then I'll RTFA.

First Post

[Harmonious Botch]

I for one welcome our hot grits pouring overlords.

Imagine a Beowulf cluster of Al Gores in Soviet Russia releasing Duke Nukem Forever, you insensitive clod!

In Korea, only old Natalie Portman must be new here.

All your Linux are belong to us Sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to our heads.

1)Stephen King is dead

2)BSD is dying

3)Profit!

There. Fixed that for you.

Here, let me test

[Anonymous Coward]

Enter> The Wicker Man, 2006

Result: "Sucks monkey balls"

Hey, it really does work!

Re:How about a comment synopsis generator

[Rob Kaper]

I'd love to get a one page summary of all the informative, insightful and interesting comments.

[url=http://slashdot.org/~Rob+Kaper]Here you go[/url].

Re:How about a comment synopsis generator

[Rob Kaper]

Joke's on me, this time, I guess. *sigh*

I'm to lazy to read TFA

[mrroot]

can someone boil it down to a couple sentences for me?

Re:It's not summarization.

[rm999]

I think that Microsoft live product already has strong AI; it knows how to brown-nose so Microsoft doesn't kill it:

"Windows? Millennium Edition, or Windows Me, is the home operating system for PC?s that brings the richness and convenience of the digital world to your home. Windows Me is designed specifically for the home PC user. It represents the first major milestone towards advancing the vision of the Windows Division and further simplifying the computing experience for consumers. Windows Me delivers in 4 key areas. It?s one of the best in digital media, it improves user experience, enhances home networking, and delivers a rich internet experience. Advanced help functions make it the most trouble-free operating system for the home. System Restore lets users easily return their systems to a working state, and System File Protection safeguards key system files. Help and support resources are easily accessible from a single location, and AutoUpdate lets users easily schedule automatic updates from the Windows Update site. For a high-powered operating system for your home computer, go with Microsoft?s Windows Millennium Edition."

Re:I'm too lazy to read the summary

[dfm3]

Could you boil it down to a word?

Forty-two

Re:How about a comment synopsis generator

[SeaFox]

You could just browse at 4 and apply an extra -2 modifier to all Funny comments.