Comments on: Powerset is mildly interesting http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/05/12/powerset-is-mildly-interesting/ Understanding technology ... in both senses of the phrase Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:48:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ron Miller http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/05/12/powerset-is-mildly-interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-43990 Ron Miller Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:58:39 +0000 http://www.texttechnologies.com/?p=220#comment-43990 I think it's a pretty big deal if only because Microsoft has bought ahead of the technology curve, rather than sitting back and waiting. I wrote about it today in my DaniWeb TechTreasures blog: Microsoft Shoots and Scores with Powersoft Purchase: http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry2735.html I think it’s a pretty big deal if only because Microsoft has bought ahead of the technology curve, rather than sitting back and waiting. I wrote about it today in my DaniWeb TechTreasures blog:

Microsoft Shoots and Scores with Powersoft Purchase:
http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry2735.html

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/05/12/powerset-is-mildly-interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-39293 Curt Monash Tue, 13 May 2008 07:43:35 +0000 http://www.texttechnologies.com/?p=220#comment-39293 Ken, Indeed! Corrected as soon as I noticed it in my own feed. CAM Ken,

Indeed!

Corrected as soon as I noticed it in my own feed.

CAM

]]> By: Daniel Tunkelang http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/05/12/powerset-is-mildly-interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-39258 Daniel Tunkelang Mon, 12 May 2008 15:08:08 +0000 http://www.texttechnologies.com/?p=220#comment-39258 A better baseline comparison might be using Google or Yahoo site search, e.g., http://www.google.com/search?q=Drosophila+research+site%3Awikipedia.org or http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Drosophila%20research%20site%3Awikipedia.org vs. http://www.powerset.com/explore/pset?q=Drosophila+research Searching Wikipedia just ain't that hard. If Powerset wants to show off the advantages of natural language processing, they need to use a dataset that isn't so amenable to keyword search--or to go after more complex use cases. A better baseline comparison might be using Google or Yahoo site search, e.g., http://www.google.com/search?q=Drosophila+research+site%3Awikipedia.org or http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Drosophila%20research%20site%3Awikipedia.org vs. http://www.powerset.com/explore/pset?q=Drosophila+research

Searching Wikipedia just ain’t that hard. If Powerset wants to show off the advantages of natural language processing, they need to use a dataset that isn’t so amenable to keyword search–or to go after more complex use cases.

]]> By: Ken Williams http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/05/12/powerset-is-mildly-interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-39255 Ken Williams Mon, 12 May 2008 14:34:31 +0000 http://www.texttechnologies.com/?p=220#comment-39255 Your title says "Powersoft", is that just a thinko? Your title says “Powersoft”, is that just a thinko?

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