Parametric Search v. Faceted Classification- August 24, 2002 In the last issue of Information Flow, I explain faceted classification or access systems. Essentially they are about allowing users to access content (whether by search or by navigation) from whatever angle they are thinking about it. Our VP of marketing at Inxight David Spenhoff, who worked at an ecommerce catalog company in the past, commented that this seems to be like "parametric search," which is the dominant catalog search model especially in complex product...http://www.ramanarao.com/informationflow/archive/2002-08.html Swift Kick - The Semantic Argument Web - - Darwin Archive - Darwin Magazine- August 2, 2002 I agree with Weinberger's on the challenges for the Semantic Web. His statements about it being over his head, notwithstanding, it strikes me that he's nailed much of what I said less effectively in the Semantic Web panel at Stanford Venture Lab. Yes it does seem like the grand claims of Knowledge Representation and CYC all over. And yes, you must focus on situations where you can add value with this kind of technology, for example, as he...http://www.darwinmag.com/read/swiftkick/column.html?ArticleID=421 |