Connotate: Automated Data Extraction That Seems to Work Like a Traditional Alert
November 4, 2014
I found the write up “Using Automated Data Extraction to Find Out Who Makes How Much and Where They Make It” suggestive of what search systems will have to do to survive. The blog post presents information about Connotate’s automation functions.
I learned that Connotate has a client interested in gathering information about salaries. The write up reported:
They’re [the client] trying to scale up and found they could look into salaries and titles only in downtimes, and that wasn’t very often. In fact, they’ve been able to go to only a couple of websites and get information for just two job titles in two countries. But their plans call for learning about hundreds, if not thousands, of job titles across 75 countries. Since they were doing this manually, and only when time permitted, getting to where they needed to be was almost impossible.
The shift to automation as a key feature of information access is important. However, note that the client had a known problem and knew what information was required. Connotate then performed a standing query on accessible content and provided outputs to the client.
However, what about clients who do not know what information is germane to their business? How can automation that mimics knowing what to look for assist with pinpointing unknowns?
Search vendors will have to shift into a different development mode in order to provide services that deal with high volatility and unknowns in today’s business climate.
Stephen Arnold, November 4, 2014
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