ChaCha: human guided search

Source: saunderslog.com

ChaCha is a new web search service which pairs human guides with searchers to more precisely target search results.  With 29,000 guides, it uses human experts to augment the search engines capabilities.  The idea shows enough promise that Amazon’s Jeff Bezos put in six million of his own dollars.

A review of the service from the MIT Tech Review gives mixed results, however. 

Published on February 6th, 2007 under , ,


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Will Samsung P270 UMA Capable Be In T-Mobile’s Lineup?

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

It’s logical to presume that the Samsung P270 may become the first 3G/Dual mode device in T-Mobile USA’s arsenal when the phone arrives in the USA.
TMO already does UMA, they hav…

Published on September 28th, 2008 under , , , , ,

BlackBerry 8820, Dual mode BlackBerry, a smart BlackBerry

Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

Aiming to prevent iPhone taking all the glory and some of it’s business away, RIM is shining light on it’s new BlackBerry, the new 8820, is becoming smarter, as well providing wireless access,…

ChaCha: human guided search

Source: saunderslog.com

ChaCha is a new web search service which pairs human guides with searchers to more precisely target search results.  With 29,000 guides, it uses human experts to augment the search engines…

Published on February 6th, 2007 under , ,

Human rights trumps sovereignty for Blair

Source: saunderslog.com

Since its inception, the UN has required that member countries support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  Yet a huge percentage of member countries are human rights abusers, som…

Published on April 18th, 2003 under
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