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Google Claim: Make Algorithms Smart through Data, not Complexity
Google researchers Alon Halevy, Peter Norvig, and Fernando Pereira have an article in IEEE Computer magazine entitled “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Data“. The article continues a theme that has been running strong within Google circles for the past half decade … Continue reading
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Controversial Views and Web Search
Daniel Tunkelang continues to raise provocative and interesting questions over on his blog. I would like to point readers to the comments section of a recent post. In one of my own comments there, I raise a question about ad-supported … Continue reading
Media Gatekeepers and Transparency
PBS has an interesting article on the new media gatekeepers and the need for transparency in the process by which they promote media. Here is an excerpt: The problem for these new gatekeepers is that they are providing the old … Continue reading
Music Retrieval: Algorithms or Explanatory Context?
At SXSW this year, Paul Lamere of The Echo Nest and Anthony Volodkin of Hype Machine engaged in a head-to-head panel about the utility of: Using computer algorithms (e.g. collaborative filtering, tag-based, content-based, etc.) to automatically recommend music, versus Using … Continue reading
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Good Interaction Design Trumps Smart Algorithms
Over on the new CACM blog, researcher Tessa Lau has an interesting post on three common misconceptions that folks have about HCI. I recommend reading the full article, but I would like to call attention to her provocative opening statement … Continue reading
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Content-Based Audio Search
Long-time Music Information Retrieval researcher Pedro Cano has a new book out, based on his dissertation: “Content-based Audio Search: From Audio Fingerprinting to Semantic Audio Retrieval“. From the review: Music search sound engines rely on metadata, mostly human generated, to … Continue reading
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Evolutionary Thinking and IR Design
Just the other day I observed that Google, by thinking only evolutionarily and being unable to make leap-based changes, long ago fell into a local maximum trap. The following blogpost from a designer who is leaving Google appears to reinforce … Continue reading
Social ?= Collaborative
There is an an interesting comment thread happening over on the FXPAL blog, about the differences between social search and collaborative search: http://palblog.fxpal.com/?p=350#comments
Long Term versus Evolutionary Thinking (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part 1. Now that I’ve fully (perhaps too much so) explained the analogy that I will be using, I’d like to ground this discussion in the subject of information retrieval. And I’ll start with an example that O’Reilly … Continue reading
Long Term versus Evolutionary Thinking (Part 1 of 2)
Last week I attended the O’Reilly eTech conference. The first night, Tim O’Reilly gave his annual Radar talk, in which he surveys the technology landscape and comments on upcoming and interesting trends. I have heard this Radar talk for years, … Continue reading