Wolfram Alpha Pro Now Available
February 23, 2012
Wolfram|Alpha continues to make changes to build its user base and traffic. The computational engine’s blog is “Announcing Wolfram|Alpha Pro.” As with so many companies that offer something for nothing, you do have to pay for the full Pro version, just like the good old days of Dialog and SDC Orbit. There is, though, a trial subscription available. Stephen Wolfram writes:
We’ve been able to go a remarkably long way with the basic paradigm of ordinary Wolfram|Alpha. But now Wolfram|Alpha Pro dramatically extends this paradigm—and it’s going to be exciting to see all the new things that become conceivable. But for now, I hope that as many people as possible will use Wolfram|Alpha Pro, and will take advantage of the largest single step in the development of Wolfram|Alpha since it was first launched.
The expanded capabilities include a number of different features. For one, you can set preferences to make the engine more efficient for your needs. You can also now download the raw data behind any query. My favorite, though, is the ability to upload, or point to a URL for, an image for analysis. The same can be done with blocks of data in any format. See the write up for more details on Wolfram|Alpha’s new abilities. It is well worth checking out. A beanie with a propeller may be required for some query formulations, however.
We wonder, will Google embrace this approach, offering their products free with ads but for a fee for “value added” service?
Cynthia Murrell, February 23, 2012
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