SAS Text Miner Gets An Upgrade
May 5, 2014
SAS is a well-recognized player in IT game as a purveyor of data, security, and analytics software. In modern terms they are a big player in big data and in order to beef up their offerings we caught word that SAS had updated its Text Miner. SAS Text Miner is advertised as a way for users to not only harness information in legacy data, but also in Web sites, databases, and other text sources. The process can be used to discover new ideas and improve decision-making.
SAS Text Miner a variety of benefits that make it different from the standard open source download. Not only do users receive the license and tech support, but Text Miner offers the ability to process and analyze knowledge in minutes, an interactive user interface, and predictive and data mining modeling techniques. The GUI is what will draw in developers:
“Interactive GUIs make it easy to identify relevance, modify algorithms, document assignments and group materials into meaningful aggregations. So you can guide machine-learning results with human insights. Extend text mining efforts beyond basic start-and-stop lists using custom entities and term trend discovery to refine automatically generated rules.”
Being able to modify proprietary software is a deal breaker these days. With multiple options for text mining software, being able to make it unique is what will sell it.
Whitney Grace, May 05, 2014
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
Google Search, AdSense, and Other Pressures
May 4, 2014
I read “Google Is Enraged By A Fake Conspiracy Theory That It Is Stealing Money From Publishers.” My initial reaction was, “Google seems to have a low threshold for pain.” I continue to hear and read that the shift from desktop Web surfing to whiz bang mobile devices is putting some pressure on Web sites that are designed to make money. This blog is free and every couple of months I try to figure out how to get the paltry sum Google says I have earned.
The article does not address my concerns about AdSense. I don’t have much at stake with my personal blog. Heck, after hitting the big seven oh, I am lucky to remember that I have a blog.
The article points out something that I found mildly interesting:
an alleged former Google employee who claims the company systematically banned hundreds of Web publishers from its AdSense advertising system simply because they were making too much money.
That comment gets into the notion of trust, but apparently the “leader” was a fake. Business Insider did not peg the false information method as disinformation, misinformation, or reformation.
The article points out that a Googler explained that Google does not penalize anyone using AdSense.
But for years, I have heard about Web sites that experienced some AdSense anomalies. For example, I was asked by one Web site owner to look at data about the company’s AdSense earnings. I worked through the information and noted one anomaly. It seemed that variances in the amount paid to the Web site owner ramped up as Google approached the end of a fiscal quarter.
I have only a sample of one, so I want to emphasize that this situation may be an anomaly, or in fancy talk, an outlier.
Google’s fast response to the false story struck me as interesting. Google is not exactly the most rapid response outfit I have come across.
I have several questions:
- Are there other Web sites using AdSense that have periodic anomalies? It would be interesting to learn about payment deltas so I can figure out if my analysis was an odd duck or something more interesting, maybe a snail darter.
- Why is Google so vociferous with regard to a one shot article? The reaction in itself was fascinating because of its speed and the delivery of the message from a person at Google who has the job of balancing search engine optimization with the Google need to sell ads.
- What financial pressures are mounting at Google as the emergence of New Age searching pushes down the value of certain types of online advertising?
If I were younger, I suppose I could build a head of steam about the fake story, the Google reaction, and the experiences of other AdSense dependent sites. Well, I am not. I don’t care because Google, like other companies, may have its work cut out for it in the months and years ahead. AdSense may be the least of Google’s worries. Plus is exciting. Glass is exciting. Management churn is exciting. You get the idea.
Stephen E Arnold, May 4, 2014
Wave Your WAND for a New Taxonomy Portal
May 2, 2014
If a library is in need of a taxonomy, most of the time all they need to do it wave a magic wand and its taxonomy wish is granted. Actually, they become a WAND, Inc. client, the world’s leading taxonomy provider. According to the WAND Inc. blog, the company has launched a new endeavor: “WAND Announces Launch Of New Taxonomy Portal.” The WAND Taxonomy Library Portal helps companies develop a taxonomy strategy that is integral for enterprise management strategy.
“According to Mark Leher, WAND’s COO, ‘The amount of unstructured information and data inside organizations continues to explode. Companies need a taxonomy strategy to organize information and make it easily accessible to enterprise information workers. The WAND Taxonomy Library Portal is a valuable resource that provides the foundation for a corporate taxonomy strategy.’ “
WAND Taxonomy Library Portal subscribers receive access to all of WAND’s taxonomies. They cover a range of topics, including insurance, medical equipment and supplies, travel, personal care, human resources, and many more. The portal is designed to help companies get the highest return investment on management applications.
“Leher continued, ‘What most people don’t realize is that there are more than 150 common enterprise information management applications that are designed to leverage taxonomy. We estimate that most large organizations have already invested in 10-20 of those applications. At WAND, our goal is to provide taxonomies that make those applications more effective and increase the return on investment.’ “
Taxonomies are lists of terms. It is hard to imagine that term lists are integral part of using a management applications, but they are important to identifying content and building a reference framework.
Whitney Grace, May 02, 2014
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
Certification For Knowledge Management Moves Forward
May 2, 2014
Information specialist is a broad term used to encompass anyone who manages knowledge in a digital environment. The Digital Journal notes that there is a new title to better specify information workers in the article, “KM Institute To Debits Its First ‘Certified Knowledge Specialist’ Program In Taxonomy And Search Solutions.” The KM Institute is best known as the world’s leading Knowledge Management Certification and the organization’s new class offers the first Certified Knowledge Specialist (CKS) program. The CKS class takes place over four days in April and will focus on search solutions and taxonomy. Taxonomy expert Zach Wahl will teach it.
” ‘We are very excited,’ says Eric Weidner, Director of Business Development and Co-Founder of KMI, ‘not only because we are expanding our curriculum and exploring these important topics in much greater detail, but also because we’ve added such talented experts as Mr. Wahl and others to our team of instructors.’”
While the course offers in depth information on taxonomy and search, there are problems defining what exactly is knowledge and management. While the Certified Knowledge Specialist specifies what type of information it manages, it can also be broadly applied. So much for narrowing down job titles.
Whitney Grace, May 02, 2014
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
Essential Steps for Migrating SharePoint to the Cloud
May 2, 2014
Many organizations are interested in migrating their SharePoint installation to the cloud, but most also feel it’s easier said than done. In light of the trend and the confusion, CMS Wire gives their advice in the article, “5 Key Steps for Migrating SharePoint to the Cloud.”
The article says:
“Migrating to the cloud can be somewhat complex since SharePoint migration tools are limited in functionality or non-existent. So while the cloud can certainly reduce administrative burden, getting there requires having a plan that takes into consideration your overall business goals, your existing infrastructure and content, and your user’s needs. Here are five key steps we advise our clients follow when migrating their content.”
Stephen E. Arnold has made a career out of reporting on all things search, including SharePoint, on ArnoldIT.com. And while cloud migration is a trendy topic for SharePoint, Arnold has found that the actual process can be clunky and intimidating. So until the cloud is less of a novelty and more mainstream, stay tuned to Arnold and his SharePoint feed for more tips and tricks.
Emily Rae Aldridge, May 2, 2014
OpenText: Poetry Is Better than Its Search Systems
May 1, 2014
OpenText has a special place in the Overflight archive. The company once sort of supported the Autonomy IDOL engine in something called RedDot. Then OpenText sells mainframey search systems like Information Dimension’ now really old BASIS system and the BRS/Search system. Love those green screens! Somewhere inside the company is Dr. Tim Bray’s SGML search and data management system. And for the history buffs, can you name the 1983 technology that continues to influence Hummingbird, another OpenText information system. Now I am sure I have notes on the Nstein technology, a once much hyped search, indexing, and management system. I grow weary.
I just read “OpenText Launches Discovery Suite to Capture and Create Value in Big Content.” The write up announces something that OpenText has been selling for years. The buzzwordage is notable, and you can find my view of content processing jargon in this six minute video.
What I noted was the probably unintentional inclusion of some Latinate sentence structures and a near miss on a type of poetry not practiced since William Carlos William riffed on red wheelbarrows. Here’s the melodious sequence I noted:
OpenText can integrated the unintegrated, structure the unstructured, and manage the unmanaged.
I am sorely tempted to add some lines like “support the unsupported,” but I will not.
Stephen E Arnold, May 1, 2014
Microsoft Rolls Out Natural Language Processing
May 1, 2014
I have lost track of Microsoft’s NLP initiatives. Internal research, Powerset, Fast Search & Transfer, and more have preceded smarter Smart Search. Microsoft said:
Smart Search allows you to swipe or type from the start screen to find what you need – whether it’s a document on your PC, a photo album in the cloud, your favorite app, or a website. This week we’re rolling out a series of improvements that allow you to find what you’re looking for and take action even faster.
Want to know more? Navigate to “Making Smart Search Smarter.”
The only hitch in the git along is that not too many folks write complete queries. Oh, if the user speaks to his or her mobile device, ambient noise can foul up the works.
Microsoft is trying, just as it did with contact lenses that could be medical devices. As you may know, Google snagged one of the key people in this project.
I am not sure if NLP is going to follow the same path. The contact lens project was pushing into new territory. The NLP thing is more of a “been there, done that” for customers, Apple, and Google. Bing’s me too noises may not attract as much attention as nanotechnology.
Stephen E Arnold, May 1, 2014
Actonomy Joins Belgian HR Group
May 1, 2014
Actonomy’s slogan is: “We simply search smarter!” Actonomy’s claim comes from its semantic technology to optimize human resources recruitment processes and findability. It is a big claim to make and if challenged would Actonomy be able to back it up? The company’s most recent press release, “Actonomy Now Part Of A Larger HR Group” proves that its semantic search technology was one of the leading HR products in the European market.
As a result, Actonomy has joined a Belgian HR Group owned by the Peumans family. The group includes other HR software and service companies, including Cognsis, Prato, and SAP. Actonomy has been a star product for over seven years and it is one of the groundbreaking developers in matching technology and ontology based search. Joining the Belgian HR Group gives them the ability to increase their client list and extend their service offerings:
“Thanks to Actonomy’s technology, Prato can extend its service offering of HRM related processes and include in its service offering Actonomy’s semantic searching and matching technology. Actonomy on the other hand will be able to bring its software to perfection thanks to Prato’s broad know how allowing us to launch a suite of new services packaged on top of our core semantic technology. A win win situation for both companies!”
While these companies will remain separate, they will exchange their technologies to benefit each other. It kind of sounds like open source, except they are remaining proprietary companies.
Whitney Grace, May 01, 2014
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
People Are Uncomfortable With Google Glass
May 1, 2014
Not only is Google Glass a fashion faux pas; it is also a privacy concern. In CNET’s article,” 72 Percent Say No To Google Glass Because of Privacy,” a poll from Toluna reported that 72 percent of people did not want to buy the Google accessory because of privacy concerns. People are worried about filming, photography, hacking, distraction, and also being mugged (the device has a hefty price tag).
There are many instances where Google Glass wearers have been asked to remove the device, refused, and were met with hostile actions. In response, Google released a guide to help wearers not be Glassholes (the new term for these trend setters). Others are more worried that Google Glass poses a threat to the ever-increasing distractions people are facing with their phones and tablets.
The article proposes this idea:
“Perhaps it’s just another instance of a tech company putting a product out there in the hope — or zealous insistence — that it will be well-received, rather than considering some of the real consequences when it comes up against the beliefs and habits of real people.”
So are people ready for a device like the Google Glass? Will it become one of those old technology devices you find at thrift stores and have to explain to your children what it was used for? Or is it the start of a new trend that people will come to accept within time? Oh Google Glass, all the problems you are causing!
Whitney Grace, May 01, 2014
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
Successful SharePoint Migrations with Metalogix
May 1, 2014
In a wave of SharePoint adoption following the SharePoint Conference 2014, Metalogix is hoping to claim a slice of the pie with their migration tool, aimed at ease of use. MarketWatch covers the story in their article, “The Great Migration Wave To SharePoint 2013 Has Begun; Achieve Migration Success With Metalogix Content Matrix 7.0.”
The article begins:
“Metalogix announced today the release of Content Matrix 7.0 and significant enhancements to Metalogix’ SharePoint Migration ToolkitTM, the most complete suite of migration resources that deliver a better way for organizations to quickly and securely migrate business critical content to SharePoint 2013.”
Stephen E. Arnold has made a career of following all things search. His findings are reported on ArnoldIT.com. He has found that successful SharePoint installations are migrated intentionally, securely handled, and customized to suite the end user. If Metalogix can help your organization achieve these goals, then it might be worth looking into.
Emily Rae Aldridge, May 1, 2014
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