Online Industry--ABI/Inform
Source: Online "History Lesson: ABI/Inform"
We learn the history of an essential business database, ABI/Inform, from Online editor Marydee Ojala. This "History Lesson" is the first in a series of articles that will share background on many of the most famous online resources. Great idea!
Web Search--Language Issues
Artificial Intelligence
Source: Scientific American Learn More About: The Cyc Project
Interesting is an uderstatement. From the article, "...after spending $50 million and with the 21st century upon us, Lenat has begun to roll out the first and still the only software that purports to be a database that can understand language by employing common sense." "Cyc's most prominent role thus far is as a software utility that improves the quality of retrievals for the Lycos Web search engine. If you search for "dime," it will suggest "Franklin Roosevelt" as an alternative topic, because Cyc knows that F.D.R.'s picture is on the dime." See Also: Direct to the Cyc Web Site
Web Search--AltaVista AV Index: Update
It looks as if AltaVista has finally refreshed a good portion of the AV index. I've been finding a great deal of content from mid-November 2001. Previously, most material in the AV index was from August, 2001. We'll have to wait for the "official word" from search engine guru Greg Notess.
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