Search for Amusement Parks with Parkr!

July 3rd, 2009 by Charles S. Knight
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Search Parks with Parkr!

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After many months of incubation here we are!

My little child is born: Parkr!

The Amusement Park Reviewer.

So let’s test and review!

Search Top 10 lists with TenMojo

July 3rd, 2009 by Charles S. Knight
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Michael Jackson’s Top 10 Albums

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1. “Off the Wall” (1979, Michael Jackson)
2. “Thriller” (1982, Michael Jackson)
3. “Triumph” (1980, The Jacksons)
4. “Dancing Machine” (1974, The Jackson 5)
5. “Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5″ (1969, The Jackson 5)
6. “Destiny” (1978, The Jacksons)
7. “Third Album” (1970, The Jackson 5)
8. “Got to Be There” (1972, Michael Jackson)
9. “Maybe Tomorrow” (1971, The Jackson 5)
10. “Invincible” (2001, Michael Jackson)

According to the SF Gate.com

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Source: tenmojo.com here

Search for symbols with Symbols.com – cool!

July 3rd, 2009 by Charles S. Knight
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logo_symbolsEmbracing all of the World’s symbology would be too big a task for any semiotician. Symbols.com deals with mainly Western signs that are non-pictorial. So, continue reading for an explanation of the terms.

The word symbol is derived from the Greek word symbolon. In ancient Greece it was a custom to break a slate of burned clay into several pieces and distribute them within the group. When the group reunited the pieces were fitted together (Greek symbollein). This confirmed the members belonging to the group.

An ideogram is a special type of symbol, a graphic sign for an idea or concept. For instance, the graph represents the G-clef in musical notation and the switch for treble range on sound reproducing appliances. It is therefore an ideogram.

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· An alchemical sign for gold-leaf or gold-foil, i.e. gold that has been pressed so thin that it can float on the breath. Gold was the only metal that the alchemists could hammer out to such extreme thinness.
Compare with 2609 and 2415 for gold.

Alphabetic letters are not considered ideograms proper in this work. But as the first letter in the alphabet A not only is a sign for a specific sound, but also denotes the idea of something that comes first. Consider expressions like “A grade” and “A-team”. A may therefore be regarded as a sign.

A sign is called iconic if it has some perceivable likeness to what it denotes. In the opposite case, it is called aniconic.

However, whether iconic or aniconic, graphical symbols and signs that are not pictures of easily recognized objects are called non-pictorial. These non-pictorial symbols and signs are the subject matter of Symbols.com.

2,500 signs are included in Symbols.com!

Sources: Symbols.com / MakeUseOf.com

Executive Round Table – Semantic Search

July 3rd, 2009 by Charles S. Knight
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Part I: Panel Introductions and Differentiators

PART II: Why do we need to change Search?

Part III: “Semanticity” of search engines

Executive Round Table – Semantic Search Part IV

Spezify ricercare e navigare tra i risultati in modo più intuitivo

July 3rd, 2009 by Guest Author
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Spezify è un motore di ricerca visuale che propone un modo più intuitivo di ricercare e visualizzare le informazioni.

E’ capace di ricercare contenuti tipo immagini, testo e video all’interno di siti come: Yahoo, Twitter, Amazon, Ebay e Bing.

I risultati sono presentati similmente a degli articoli di giornale e nella parte alta della pagina sono suggerite delle parole correlate alla query inserita.

Attraverso l’utilizzo della tastiera è poi possibile navigare e visionare tutte le informazioni in una singola pagina.

Spezify è un motore di ricerca visuale, ideato per ottimizzare le ricerche online filtrando i risultati e fornendo solo i contenuti migliori, pronti per essere consultati in maniera veloce ed intuitiva.

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From CaronteWeb here.