All the issues that we discussed in search were related to text and were based on keywords. If we are dealing with an image collection, or a video collection, or a music collection, or some other sensor data then will…
Multimedia Data: EC 8
First thoughts
Today a friend, Anindya Datta, asked me what are the permanent changes that have come in my life as a result of my experience in the last few months. That is a very good question. But I don’t have the…
Inspirin words
I started reading the book by Abhay Bang: Majha Sakshatkari Hridayroag (My face-t0-face with heart attack). This book is in Marath — the language of the Maharashtra State where I grew up in India. The only problem is that I…
Value of things
Sudha and I came to Atlanta for two weeks — more than 1 week is already over. This week has definitely given me a good and much needed change in the scenery. In San Diego, I was used to the…
Live Data: EC 7
Search engines have to build their database and keep it updated. Most search engines have software robots that try to cover all web pages to build the database. These robots visit each web page and use sophisticated software techniques to…