Dave Pettit has a an interesting story about the future of News — how News should be in 2016. I feel that an important point is missing about News in most discussions. News as it exists in Newspapers, radio, and…
Latent Web
Suranga Chandratillake gave a talk under the Next Generation Search Systems Seminar Series today. He talked about Latent Web — the web created due to implied links rather than the explicit links created by users. He argued that there are…
Innertube — a new CBS online channel
News.com reports that CBS is switching on a new broadband channel — Innertube. The broadband channel will serve as a test ground for new types of shows. Does this mean that regular broadcast channels have started really believing what many…
Changing Academic Climate
Wallm Street has a story ‘Once Collegial, Research Schools now Mean Business’ representing changing climate at research universities. Though the story talks about a professor from Arizona State, this is no exception. The situation is similar at many places. Academic…
Multimedia Search in France
France (and Germany) are investing large funds in multimedia search so they can beat USA in this area by leapfrogging USA. This was announced with some other important projects. The importance of the News is clearly demonstrated by the quote…