By Larry Mrazek on
Friday, March 28, 2008 7:56 PM
Just read the Information Today blog regarding the release of its new Business Research engine (available at www.nlsearch.com). It is worth a look, and could be a valuable tool for small businesses needing to track industries and/or companies.
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By Larry Mrazek on
Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:25 AM
As I'm working on another database, I came across this interesting discussion about relational databases and the semantic web. I especially liked some of his quotes regarding the relational dbs ... "brittle but strong" certainly describes some of the dbs I've encountered over the years!
Anyway, visit the "Why does everything suck" blog to read more.
Back to creating me some brittle dbs!
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By Larry Mrazek on
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 11:25 AM
One of my favorite sites, Alt Search Engines (visit them often to learn more about new developments in search), recently posted the following article on Viewdle, a new video search engine. Viewdle differs from other video search engines in that it extracts information from each video frame (instead of using close captioning, for example) and can use facial recognition technology to identify individuals.
Aside from better search results, this technology offers benefits for companies tracking their brands and other information ... stay tuned to their site as they will be offering new products and services soon.
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By Larry Mrazek on
Monday, March 24, 2008 7:44 AM
Commercial users of the Financial Times content via major aggregators like Dialog, LexisNexis may soon (April 1, 2008) find that they can no longer access the content via their favorite online service. The Financial Times will restrict access to the most current content for commercial subscribers, unless they first pay a licensing fee to the Financial Times, who then register this with the aggregators. See the article from Information Today or visit the Financial Times to learn more.
If this works, I'd expect more major publishers to follow, with at least partial embargoes on the most current content. Competitive Intelligence, Reputation Management and Media Monitoring companies will be affected the most by these changes since they require the cu ...
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By Larry Mrazek on
Friday, March 21, 2008 5:16 AM
Time for the list of the day; I've been monitoring the development of video search via a variety of methods ... here are a couple of the more notable companies in this space:
The Big Guys (covering most of the U.S. TV stations):
Other players:
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By Larry Mrazek on
Monday, March 17, 2008 11:49 AM
Google and other search engines have certainly made it easier for anyone to find information via a few simple keywords and mouse clicks, are they finding the "right" information?
Read this older (but still highly relevant) discussion of this topic for a critical look at the "The high cost of not finding information", by Sue Feldman to learn more.
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By Larry Mrazek on
Friday, March 14, 2008 3:41 PM
Scopus (www.scopus.com) is one of the better end-user search tools for searching peer reviewed literature. The service itself is a bit out of reach for individual users, but many people may be able to access it via their University's website (all the more reason to join the Alumni club).
In addition, Elsevier opened up the API, giving 3rd party companies the opportunity to use the information on Scopus. The best in class thus far is www.scimagojr.com, a service that allows users to visualize citation rankings from the Scopus db, tracked by industry. In addition, they allow free downloading of journal lists as well. This could be a useful fool for anyone looking to generate lists of top research journals by an industry and/or geography.
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