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Google Acquires Metaweb To Make Search Smarter

Posted on July 16, 2010 by mfagan

Google Acquires Metaweb To Make Search Smarter – I’m almost getting sick of noting every time Google buys a company I really like. This one worries me a bit, as a lot of their work involves open data, and I … Continue reading →

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Freebase Gridworks: A power tool for data scrubbers « Jon Udell

Posted on March 26, 2010 by mfagan

Freebase Gridworks: A power tool for data scrubbers « Jon Udell – I’ve been a fan of Freebase, it’s Parallax, and SIMILE, but I had no idea that they were all created by the same couple of people. I just … Continue reading →

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Freebase Parallax

Posted on August 24, 2008 by mfagan

Freebase Parallax – when Freebase first came out as a sort of open version of Google Base, I doubted if it would come to fill that role. Today Freebase has tons of data, and is really well designed and managed. … Continue reading →

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