Comments for Beyond Search http://arnoldit.com/wordpress by Stephen E. Arnold Sat, 17 May 2008 02:18:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Study Spam: Caveat Emptor by Stephen E. Arnold http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/01/31/study-spam-caveat-emptor/#comment-9963 Stephen E. Arnold Fri, 16 May 2008 13:56:04 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/01/31/study-spam-caveat-emptor/#comment-9963 No need to apologize. My Web log is a forum for me to express my opinions, and I certainly don't expect people to agree with me. My first 10 years of "real" work was in Nuclear Utility Services (a nuclear consulting firm owned by Halliburton) and Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Since 1990, I've been a consultant. I'm not reluctant to criticize my work (I kept my first report because it was an example of what not to do) nor am I reluctant to call attention to what I think are weaknesses in scope, approach, research, sampling, conclusions, or writing. My mentor was a fellow famous long before Steve Jobs for identifying dumb stuff and demanding better work. Now, as I approach 65, I find myself falling into Dr. William Sommers' "style". My goal is not to make anyone more or less dumb (everyone has what William James called "a certain blindness"). My goal is to express my opinion and possibly cause positive change no matter how modest. I'm dismayed by the failure rate of information technology projects. I'm concerned about the time and money wasted. I'm concerned about the decisions that are made based on flawed, incomplete, or context-deprived information. You're entitled to criticize my opinion, and I'm going to use my Web log as a place to put information that doesn't find its way into my for-fee studies and presentations. My Web log is what it is, no more, no less. "Never complain, never explain" sometimes is good advice. Stephen Arnold, May 15, 2008, 10 am Eastern No need to apologize. My Web log is a forum for me to express my opinions, and I certainly don’t expect people to agree with me. My first 10 years of “real” work was in Nuclear Utility Services (a nuclear consulting firm owned by Halliburton) and Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Since 1990, I’ve been a consultant. I’m not reluctant to criticize my work (I kept my first report because it was an example of what not to do) nor am I reluctant to call attention to what I think are weaknesses in scope, approach, research, sampling, conclusions, or writing. My mentor was a fellow famous long before Steve Jobs for identifying dumb stuff and demanding better work. Now, as I approach 65, I find myself falling into Dr. William Sommers’ “style”. My goal is not to make anyone more or less dumb (everyone has what William James called “a certain blindness”). My goal is to express my opinion and possibly cause positive change no matter how modest. I’m dismayed by the failure rate of information technology projects. I’m concerned about the time and money wasted. I’m concerned about the decisions that are made based on flawed, incomplete, or context-deprived information. You’re entitled to criticize my opinion, and I’m going to use my Web log as a place to put information that doesn’t find its way into my for-fee studies and presentations. My Web log is what it is, no more, no less. “Never complain, never explain” sometimes is good advice.
Stephen Arnold, May 15, 2008, 10 am Eastern

]]> Comment on Google Translate by David Darst http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/05/15/google-translate/#comment-9954 David Darst Fri, 16 May 2008 13:20:04 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=439#comment-9954 Hi Stephen, Here is some Google news that might be of interest: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/15/rumor-google-to-launch-hosted-site-search-ditch-mini/ Hi Stephen,

Here is some Google news that might be of interest: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/15/rumor-google-to-launch-hosted-site-search-ditch-mini/

]]> Comment on Study Spam: Caveat Emptor by Graham Hill http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/01/31/study-spam-caveat-emptor/#comment-9917 Graham Hill Fri, 16 May 2008 11:25:41 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/01/31/study-spam-caveat-emptor/#comment-9917 I know it was a cheap shot, but whoever Anon is, its obviously some ex-employee with a chip, or probably a few chips. We have bought a number of visiongain reports (though I dont think we have bought the Google one as yet) and have found them good - certainly as good as anything else out there. So I just wasnt hugely pleased at us (and companies like us) being made to appear stupid for making purchases that we have found to be beneficial, that was all. I know it was a cheap shot, but whoever Anon is, its obviously some ex-employee with a chip, or probably a few chips. We have bought a number of visiongain reports (though I dont think we have bought the Google one as yet) and have found them good - certainly as good as anything else out there. So I just wasnt hugely pleased at us (and companies like us) being made to appear stupid for making purchases that we have found to be beneficial, that was all.

]]> Comment on Study Spam: Caveat Emptor by Stephen E. Arnold http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/01/31/study-spam-caveat-emptor/#comment-9904 Stephen E. Arnold Thu, 15 May 2008 19:15:13 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/01/31/study-spam-caveat-emptor/#comment-9904 Thanks for catching the typographical error. I appreciate it. Stephen Arnold, May 15, 2008 Thanks for catching the typographical error. I appreciate it.
Stephen Arnold, May 15, 2008

]]> Comment on Study Spam: Caveat Emptor by Graham Hill http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/01/31/study-spam-caveat-emptor/#comment-9895 Graham Hill Thu, 15 May 2008 11:11:52 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/01/31/study-spam-caveat-emptor/#comment-9895 The fact that you dont know the difference between "they're" and "their" may have been one of the reasons they got rid of you. I hope you have found a new job. The fact that you dont know the difference between “they’re” and “their” may have been one of the reasons they got rid of you. I hope you have found a new job.

]]> Comment on Poking around Google Scholar Service by College Chemistry Help http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/05/03/poking-around-google-scholar-service/#comment-9803 College Chemistry Help Wed, 14 May 2008 16:44:48 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=358#comment-9803 <strong>College Chemistry Help...</strong> If a beaker contains water and a solute that dissolves endothermically in water, would the beaker feel hot or cold?... College Chemistry Help…

If a beaker contains water and a solute that dissolves endothermically in water, would the beaker feel hot or cold?…

]]> Comment on Former Clandestine Operative Says Automated Systems Not Good Enough by Commercial Intelligence: A Better Way to Do Competitive Intelligence : Beyond Search http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/05/13/former-clandestine-operative-says-automated-systems-not-good-enough/#comment-9689 Commercial Intelligence: A Better Way to Do Competitive Intelligence : Beyond Search Tue, 13 May 2008 11:28:38 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=424#comment-9689 [...] You can read the full interview on the Interview section of the Beyond Search Web log site here. [...] [...] You can read the full interview on the Interview section of the Beyond Search Web log site here. [...]

]]> Comment on Cluuz.com: Military Intelligence-Like Functions for Web Metasearch by Alt Search Engines » Blog Archive » Cluuz.com: Military Intelligence-Like Functions for Web Metasearch http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/05/08/cluuzcom-military-intelligence-like-functions-for-web-metasearch/#comment-9675 Alt Search Engines » Blog Archive » Cluuz.com: Military Intelligence-Like Functions for Web Metasearch Tue, 13 May 2008 01:38:44 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=384#comment-9675 [...] Guest Author Stephen Arnold [...] [...] Guest Author Stephen Arnold [...]

]]> Comment on Cluuz.com: Military Intelligence-Like Functions for Web Metasearch by Stephen E. Arnold http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/05/08/cluuzcom-military-intelligence-like-functions-for-web-metasearch/#comment-9628 Stephen E. Arnold Mon, 12 May 2008 19:20:01 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=384#comment-9628 Hi, Alex, Thanks for the kind words. Feel free to comment critically on my Web log posts. Maybe you would like to participate in my special Search Wizards Speak feature. You can see the 13 interviews I've done here: www.arnoldit.com/search-wizards-speak. Thanks for taking the time to post, Stephen Arnold, May 12, 2008 Hi, Alex,
Thanks for the kind words. Feel free to comment critically on my Web log posts. Maybe you would like to participate in my special Search Wizards Speak feature. You can see the 13 interviews I’ve done here: http://www.arnoldit.com/search-wizards-speak.
Thanks for taking the time to post,
Stephen Arnold, May 12, 2008

]]> Comment on Cluuz.com: Military Intelligence-Like Functions for Web Metasearch by Alex Zivkovic http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/05/08/cluuzcom-military-intelligence-like-functions-for-web-metasearch/#comment-9627 Alex Zivkovic Mon, 12 May 2008 18:27:25 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=384#comment-9627 Great review, thanks. You have brought up an important point regarding Cluuz and data behind corporate firewalls. Cluuz technology is incorporated into Sprylogics enterprise products where it provides search and disambiguation capabilities for both internal and external data. Enterprises using Cluuz technology can do a single search for all sources of information that they have access to. The results are pulled from unstructured information from within the firewall and reconciled with the results pulled from the web, thereby forming a complete intelligence picture. This capability allows users to very effectively expand their knowledge on a topic for which they already have information internally. Great review, thanks. You have brought up an important point regarding Cluuz and data behind corporate firewalls. Cluuz technology is incorporated into Sprylogics enterprise products where it provides search and disambiguation capabilities for both internal and external data. Enterprises using Cluuz technology can do a single search for all sources of information that they have access to. The results are pulled from unstructured information from within the firewall and reconciled with the results pulled from the web, thereby forming a complete intelligence picture. This capability allows users to very effectively expand their knowledge on a topic for which they already have information internally.

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