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<\/a>Semantic and contextualized search is an important area which will impact our ability to quickly do \u201cintelligent\u201d searches around the web. As the information on web has grown \u2013 one came to realize that a vast amount of it was lying there with no context in the direct sense. When such information is searched just for key words, then one could get results that aren\u2019t always useful or effective. But if one could \u201cattach\u201d context to the information, which is relevant to the person searching, suddenly the results returned have a far greater value.<\/p>\nFor example, if I am searching for \u201cEnergy\u201d in a scientific context and want to know its formulas or science behind it, Google\u2019s search results may not be the most efficient. So in came Wolfram Search<\/a>. It contextualizes search words \u2013 by asking you if you want to search it as a \u2018Word\u201d, formula or a physical quantity. The results are different and useful for the context they are used by the person searching. Compared to Google search this goes several notches higher in terms of search technology.<\/p>\n Some of the areas of Wolfram search include:<\/p>\n Mathematics \u00bb<\/strong> Elementary Math \u00a0 Numbers \u00a0 Plotting \u00a0 Algebra \u00a0 Matrices \u00a0 Calculus \u00a0 Geometry \u00a0 Trigonometry \u00a0 Discrete Math \u00a0 Number Theory \u00a0 Applied Math \u00a0 Logic \u00a0 Functions There is another experiment in contextual search<\/a> by ZCubes.com \u2013 where they have layered the Google search (and other search engines) to serve contextually relevant search results. Depending on who you are and what you are really looking for, you can get different search results.<\/p>\n Now, Yahoo has entered this world of intelligent searches<\/a> via an experimental project called Time Explorer<\/a>. This project is to be in conjunction with the broader Livingknowledge initiative. The site officially explains it like this:<\/p>\n The application will be eventually be a showcase for the functionality of the LivingKnowledge project. This current version is designed to demonstrate the current state of the project using the NYT collection as part of the HCIR challenge<\/p><\/blockquote>\n What this experiment primarily does is to contextualize news items by time. Time, they believe, is an important element and if a news story can be followed across time then a better context emerges. It can also be used to predict the future. So, one goes into the past and then uses it to make future predictions. That, is what this new type of search engine tries to do.<\/p>\n In current news search engines, time is primarily used to boost the relevance of the most recent stories. While useful when users are interested in the latest news, it may hinder the search experience of those interested in a broader understanding of a particular news story. These users may benefit from a transversal organization of the topic across time so as to better view how the story has evolved and which people and places have shaped the evolution. Furthermore, these users may equally benefit from predictions on how the story might evolve into the future. When searching about a regional conflict, for example, a user should be able to identify what factors lead to the conflict, which people where most influential and when, and how the conflict is likely to evolve in the future.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Search Results are shown on a timeline scale which stretches several years back and forth. To use it, just move your mouse over the future timeline scale, and you can view the predictions for what was supposed to happen in that year given the past occurrences from as far back as 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Semantic and contextualized search is an important area which will impact our ability to quickly do “intelligent” searches around the web.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1517,"featured_media":12669,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,74],"tags":[3082,3764],"class_list":["post-9828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-technology","tag-search_engines","tag-yahoo"],"yoast_head":"\n
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