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Next Google

Posted by Ramesh on August 29th, 2004

Currently the two most famous companies in search space are Google and Yahoo.  Of course Microsoft with its MSN can not be ignored.  So there are really three major forces in this space.  Interestingly in a way all three could be considered upstarts who started from more or less nothing and created a new space [...]

Medal Theory

Posted by Ramesh on August 28th, 2004

I became quite busy when I came back from San Diego after wedding.  Class preparations, interactions with students and other researchers, and doing daily chores kept me quite busy.  These things would be much less than what I used to do, but my body keeps me reminding that I should take it easy and should [...]

Suzi’s Wedding

Posted by Ramesh on August 23rd, 2004

Weddings are fun occasion.  I just returned to Atlanta after spending (close to) one week in San Diego for my daughter Suzi¡¯s wedding with Adolfo Juarez.  Suzi and Adolfo has known each other and have been together for more than 6 years.  So in a way, they were as good as married for us as [...]

Query, visualization, search, and (now) prospecting

Posted by Ramesh on August 15th, 2004

Advances in technology are resulting in creation of multifarious data in abundance.  Much of the data is appearing in some form or other on servers that are connected and are accessible by a vast number of people living in disparate locations across the globe.  As we know very well, the goal in producing or creating [...]

Experiential education 3

Posted by Ramesh on August 13th, 2004

As an example of experiential education we can look at education in a few areas that takes the form of experiential approaches.  When one learns a musical instrument, swimming, soccer, or weaving the approaches adopted in education are usually that there is a master and pupil are suppose to use him as a guide and [...]