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Microsoft acquires semantic search firm Powerset: SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Microsoft on Tuesday announced it is buying Powerset, a firm which specializes in interpreting the intent of people's Internet searches instead of matching specific words they use. Microsoft said it plans to use Powerset technology to enhance its free Live Search service that has been...; Tags: advertisement, Agence France-Presse, INTERNET, Microsoft Corp., Powerset, SEARCH; Research articles 2008-07-01
Powerset's Search: Does It Deliver?: Powerset has rolled out its semantic search engine and has managed to get a ton of attention. The larger question for me: Does it deliver? And where does Powerset make the most sense? Powerset on Monday introduced its natural language search for Wikipedia content Techmeme. This effort is really a...; Tags: Google Inc., Enterprise Search, Web, Search, Wikipedia, Powerset, Wiki, Semantic Web, Channel Management, Online Communications, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-12
NetBase Debuts "Semantic Search Showcase" With HeathBase: Netbase is an enterprise-facing software and search company that appears to have one of the most advanced search platforms in the market. Earlier this week during a briefing Netbase marketing and product VP Jens Tellefsen asserted that no other search provider in the consumer or enterprise segment was as advanced...; Tags: Platform, Search Technology, Powerset; News items 2009-09-02

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Bing getting a fall refresh: Unlike when you stand over your coworker's desk, Microsoft's Bing search engine actually works better when you hover.One of the key features of the would-be rival to Google is that when you hover to the right of a result, you can get a preview of what to expect. As part...; Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Powerset; News items 2009-11-11
Microsoft Acquires Euro Search Shopping Company: Microsoft continues to try to find some way to climb back into the search engine game, nabbing European online company Greenpoint for $486 million. It 's the largest acquisition for the company since talks of a Yahoo acquisition stalled out months ago. Interestingly, Microsoft is planning to...; Tags: Acquisition, Search Engine, Microsoft Corp., Survey, Mergers & Acquisitions, Search, Corporate Law, Marketing Research, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Marketing, Jake Swearingen; Blog posts 2008-08-29

SpaceX Receives $20 Million Investment from Founder's Fund: HAWTHORNE, Calif. -- SpaceX, a privately-held space launch services provider, has received a $20 million equity investment from Founders Fund, a leading technology venture capital firm, headquartered in San Francisco. SpaceX joins Founders Fund's existing portfolio, which includes Facebook, Powerset, Slide and Quantcast. Managing Partner Luke Nosek will join...; Tags: FINANCE, founder, Investment, NASA, spacecraft; Research articles 2008-08-05
Jupitermedia Announces Conference Program and Keynoters for New Web 3.0 Conference & Expo Focused on Semantic Web and Linked Data Business Strategies: NEW YORK -- Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq:JUPM) today announced the program for its new Web 3.0 Conference & Expo covering Semantic Web and Linked Data business applications. In addition, Scott Prevost, General Manager and Director of Product Development at Powerset, and Amiad Soloman, CEO of Peer39, have been announced as the...; Tags: conference, INTERNET, Jupitermedia Corp., MARKETING, strategy, Web; Research articles 2008-09-02
How Microsoft Can Beat Google In Search: Would-be Google competitors in Web search make two fundamental mistakes that doom their efforts from the outset: one is competing with Google on its own terms, and the other is drumming up hype that their search engines can't possibly match. But Microsoft's new Web search engine, apparently...; Tags: Google Inc., Car, Microsoft Corp., Goliath, David, Joe Wilcox, Games, Personal Technology, Michael Hickins; Blog posts 2009-05-27
Ballmer: Don't Look For Microsoft To Buy Search Businesses: Yes, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has said it is once again looking at making acquisitions, but no, Microsoft isn’t planning to take that route to bulk up in search. CEO Steve Ballmer—who seems to be on quite the interview circuit as of late—tells Reuters that he does not expect the...; Tags: Google Inc., Acquisition, Search Business, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Business Structures, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Search, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Companies, Microsoft, Yahoo, Joseph Tartakoff; External links 2009-10-05
Live Blogging: Sergey Brin & Eric Schmidt Talking Search With The Press: Google cofounder Sergey Brin and Google CEO Eric Schmidt are speaking today to a small gathering of reporters at Google's New York office. Below, a semi-live blog of the briefing. Semi-live? Well, Erick Schonfeld of TechCrunch, Peter Kafka of AllThingsD and I all eyed each other each other up. "You...; Tags: Google Inc.; News items 2009-10-07
Did Google Just Expose Semantic Data in Search Results?: In what appears to us to be a new addition to many Google search results pages, queries about birth dates, family connections and other information are now being responded to with explicitly semantic structured information. Who is Bill Clinton's wife? What's the capital city of Oregon? What is Britney Spears'...; News items 2009-08-07
Real-time newcomer Factery Labs finds you facts: New start-up Factery Labs is launching its first service on Tuesday, a technology called FactRank that can tear through Web pages and collect what it calls "facts." These are bits of information from each source page that Factery Labs' algorithm then organizes into an order of importance.What this means for...; Tags: Twitter Inc., Factery Labs; News items 2009-11-17