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Understanding “Natural Language” – IBM's Watson and the Future of Search

By Greg Lambert on January 11, 2011

Anyone that has ever tried a “Natural Language” search… whether using something as generic as Google, or searching a more focused databases like Westlaw or Lexis… knows that it is a hit or miss type searching strategy. The nuances of the English language make a sentence like “Last night I shot an elephant in my…

Can Knowledge Management Create a "Doc2Doc Search Technology?"

By Greg Lambert on August 27, 2010

When I got my iPad earlier this year, the first app I actually ponied up real money for was a song recognition app called SoundHound. It is no secret to my friends and family that I love punk bands with female lead singers. So, when I run across a new-to-me band that I like,…

Behavioral Search Engines and Privacy Laws: Are You Sure You Want to Go There?

By Lisa Salazar on March 17, 2009

The NYTimes reports that Virginia Democrat Representative Rick Boucher, who now chairs the House Subcommittee on telecommunications, technology and the internet, wants to write a law to require web surfers to “opt-in” to share personal information with trafficked web sites.

I’m sorry, but I just don’t think that is necessary.

Think about it: less…

But its free!! Oh, no, my little grasshopper . . .

By Lisa Salazar on March 13, 2009

Two articles in yesterday’s Financial Times struck my fancy:

Retailer buys ‘social’ search engine

Google to match online adverts with web users’ viewing habits

What Google and Sears–yes, Sears, the seller of all things American–are heading towards behavioral search engines that look at a person’s online activity and social networking profiles to determine their interests…

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