News tagged with keywords

Researchers Teach Computers to Search for Photos Based on Their Contents

Oct 08, 2008 | 3.5 / 5 (4) | 0

A pair of Penn State researchers has developed a statistical approach, called Automatic Linguistic Indexing of Pictures in Real-Time (ALIPR), that one day could make it easier to search the Internet for photographs. ...

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How to encourage big ideas

Other Sciences / Economics

Dec 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study suggests certain types of funding -- which provide more freedom and focus less on near-term results -- lead to more innovative and influential research.

Google has began weaving an automated language translation feature into its universal search service

Google adds translation to main search engine

Technology / Internet

Dec 04, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

Google has began weaving an automated language translation feature into its universal search service.

Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle

Technology / Internet

Nov 20, 2009 | 2.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's.

P2P comes to the aid of audiovisual search (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Current methods of searching audiovisual content can be a hit-and-miss affair. Manually tagging online media content is time consuming, and costly. But new 'query by example' methods, built on peer-to-peer ...

Video fingerprinting offers search solution

Technology / Computer Sciences

Nov 09, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The explosive growth of video on the internet calls for new ways of sorting and searching audiovisual content. A team of European researchers has developed a groundbreaking solution that is ...

The search -- computers dig deeper for meaning (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

Nov 02, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Search engine technology is in a state of flux as it digs ever deeper for new meaning. Europe is poised to reap the benefits of the new age of semantic search thanks to the work of European researchers.

Social media require 'Community Relations 2.0'

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Oct 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The rise of social media and real-time advocacy have re-written the community outreach rules companies followed for decades. But many American firms are dragging their feet as they approach "Community Relations 2.0," Boston ...

Auschwitz memorial launches Facebook page

Technology / Internet

Oct 15, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- The memorial museum at Auschwitz has launched a Facebook page, hoping that the popular social networking site will help it reach young people around the globe and engage them in discussions about the former Nazi ...