[General] Heard of Powerset ?

[bashar abdullah]

Yes I heard of it last week on Ruby on Rails podcast, but so far it's kinda
hard to tell how good they are from Wikipedia search only. I'm still trying
to find out how to conquer the world, not many good results. I cant do it
like this.

On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Bashar Al-Abdulhadi
<bashar at kuwaitnet.net>wrote:

>  http://vimeo.com/994819
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>  more at powerset.com
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>   About Powerset
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> Powerset's goal is to change the way people interact with technology by
> enabling computers to understand our language. While this is a difficult
> challenge, we believe that now is the right time to begin the journey.
> Powerset is first applying its natural language processing to search, aiming
> to improve the way we find information by unlocking the meaning encoded in
> ordinary human language.
>
> Powerset's first product is a search and discovery experience for
> Wikipedia, launched in May 2008. Powerset's technology improves the entire
> search process. In the search box, you can express yourself in keywords,
> phrases, or simple questions. On the search results page, Powerset gives
> more accurate results, often answering questions directly, and aggregates
> information from across multiple articles. Finally, Powerset's technology
> follows you into enhanced Wikipedia articles, giving you a better way to
> quickly digest and navigate content.
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> Based in San Francisco, Powerset was founded in 2005 and was funded by
> Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, Paperboy Ventures, and angel investors.
> On August 1, 2008, Powerset was acquired by Microsoft.
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