retail - semanticweb.com http://semanticweb.com The Voice of Semantic Web Business Copyright 2013 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:30:15 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Big Data Startup Ayasdi Launches; Machine Learning Platform Combines Computer Science And Topological Data Analysis This week a new Big Data startup company launched, Ayasdi, co-founded by Stanford mathematics professor Gunner Carlsson and based on his DARPA-funded research in the area of applied topology, with $10+million in Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures and Floodgate.
The technology, dubbed the Insight Discovery platform, is explained to be the “first machine learning platform that combines computer science and a branch of mathematics known as Topological Data Analysis (TDA) that visualizes the entire dataset.” Hundreds of machine learning algorithms, it says, go to work exploring datasets to in minutes automatically discover insights that can’t be determined through query-based or ad hoc approaches.

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]]> Jennifer Zaino http://semanticweb.com/big-data-startup-ayasdi-launches-machine-learning-platform-combines-computer-science-and-topological-data-analysis_b34831#disqus_thread http://semanticweb.com/big-data-startup-ayasdi-launches-machine-learning-platform-combines-computer-science-and-topological-data-analysis_b34831 http://semanticweb.com/?p=34831 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:46:39 +0000 IBM Presents Augmented Reality Chris Nerney of Data Informed has reported on a new “augmented reality” app coming out of IBM. He writes, “Imagine being able to point your smartphone’s video camera at a store shelf and instantly get personalized, detailed information about the products on your device’s display screen. In a few months, some shoppers no longer will have to imagine this marriage of the Internet, data analytics, mobile technology and the physical spaces of a shopping aisle. IBM researchers at the company’s lab in Haifa, Israel, are developing an “augmented reality” mobile shopping application that should be offered by some supermarket chains to customers before the end of the year.” continued…

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]]> Angela Guess http://semanticweb.com/ibm-presents-augmented-reality_b30946#disqus_thread http://semanticweb.com/ibm-presents-augmented-reality_b30946 http://semanticweb.com/?p=30946 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:30:05 +0000 How Retailers Can Benefit from Knowledge Graph Barbara Starr has written an article about how retailers can benefit from Google’s Knowledge Graph. She writes, “After Google’s Metaweb acquistion, the search engines were all becoming, in baby steps, what I would call ‘answer engines.’  Typing in a query such as ‘Barack Obama birthday’ would yield an answer. I tried it again recently and the result was amazing! Placing semantic markup on your webpages makes them more findable. For shopping sites, the markup information can leveraged so users quickly identify sites that have only the relevant products they seek. Some examples of rich snippets are shown below.”

She continues, “Google is now leveraging linked data within the enterprise, which is very clear within the ‘Knowledge Graph,’ and in some fashion, they are doing so with the consumed information from rich snippets, namely retail, reviews, etc. In this case we specifically refer to the retail aspect and its associated domains/schemas. continued…

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]]> Angela Guess http://semanticweb.com/how-retailers-can-benefit-from-knowledge-graph_b29864#disqus_thread http://semanticweb.com/how-retailers-can-benefit-from-knowledge-graph_b29864 http://semanticweb.com/?p=29864 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:30:11 +0000 The Value of Semantic Markup to Retailers A recent article informs online retailers that “Starting now, you’re going to need good structured markup on your X/HTML in addition to your white hat tactics. I see structured markup as being equally important to authoritative inbound links as a ranking factor when optimizing content. Why? Because search robots are designed to serve search engine users by matching their search query expectations, known as user intent. These bots are machines, and they’re trying to discern the human mind’s evaluation of information in answer to human-entered keywords.” continued…

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]]> Angela Guess http://semanticweb.com/the-value-of-semantic-markup-to-retailers_b22121#disqus_thread http://semanticweb.com/the-value-of-semantic-markup-to-retailers_b22121 http://semanticweb.com/?p=22121 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:30:02 +0000 Walmart Buys Kosmix for $300M According to a recent article, “Wal-Mart Stores paid just over $300 million in cash for Kosmix. The six-year-old Mountain View, Calif.-based company–which has built a social media platform that organizes content by topic–has raised $55 million from a large group of Silicon Valley venture firms… Kosmix will join the newly formed @WalmartLabs.” continued…

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]]> Angela Guess http://semanticweb.com/walmart-buys-kosmix-for-300m_b19361#disqus_thread http://semanticweb.com/walmart-buys-kosmix-for-300m_b19361 http://semanticweb.com/?p=19361 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:00:11 +0000 The Semantic Web is Taking Hold in Business The semantic web is extending its reach into more and more businesses with tremendous effect. Ebags.com, for example saw a 33% rise in holiday sales in 2010 over its 2009 holiday sales. The company’s co-founder credits much of that increase to their new semantic retail platform powered by Endeca Technologies.

The new Ebags.com platform analyzes “shoppers’ keyword choices and clicks, and then winnows down results from categories to subcategories and microcategories. The end result? ‘Guiding the shopper to the perfect bag very quickly,’ Cobb says.”

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]]> Angela Guess http://semanticweb.com/the-semantic-web-is-taking-hold-in-business_b17971#disqus_thread http://semanticweb.com/the-semantic-web-is-taking-hold-in-business_b17971 https://semanticweb.com/?p=17971 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:00:55 +0000 Gold Medal Line-up at The 2010 NBJ Summit Boulder, Colorado, June 23, 2010 –The NBJ Summit (www.nbjsummit.com) announced it will play host to eight-time Olympic medalist Apolo Ohno at the 2010 NBJ Summit. The American short track speed skating competitor will give the closing keynote speech at the 2010 event on July 23rd. Apolo is the most decorated American Winter Olympic athlete of all time and one of only four Americans who have won three medals in a single Winter Olympic games. In addition, Ohno is a principal with 8 Zone, a dietary supplement company.

Friday’s line-up will also include a morning keynote address by Kevin Harrington, a pioneer in the direct response television industry and a panel discussion with experts from leading non-retail channels which account for over $22 billion of nutrition industry sales. The executive retreat occurs July 20-23 at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort.

"I am especially proud of this year’s line-up of speakers and panelists" said Patrick Rea, Co-Chair of The NBJ Summit and Publisher of Nutrition Business Journal. "This year’s NBJ Summit will deliver on our theme – Investing Today to Ensure our Tomorrow – and offer our executive attendees an unparalled opportunity to network with industry leaders one-on-one."

To register, CEOs and leading executives are encouraged to go to www.nbjsummit.com/register immediately.  Less than 20 seats remain for attendees at The NBJ Summit.

Friday’s agenda will include the following sessions:

Opening Keynote: Kevin Harrington, CEO, TVGoods.com

Thriving Beyond the Shelf: Non-Retail Channel Strategies – Risks & Rewards
Speakers:
Joe Chang, President, Pharmanex
Kevin Harrington, CEO, TVGoods.com
Edward Hauck, President, Healthy Directions
Elizabeth Francis, CMO, Intelligent Beauty
Patrick Rea, Publisher and Editorial Director – Nutrition Business Journal
Closing Keynote: Apolo Ohno, American Winter Olympic Athlete & Eight-time Olympic Medalist

The full agenda, speaker list and speaker bios can be viewed at www.nbjsummit.com/agenda.

The NBJ Summit is produced by New Hope Natural Media, a division of Penton Media, and Nutrition Business Journal. New Hope Natural Media (www.newhope.com), a division of the Penton Media, Inc., is the leading media resource and information provider for the natural, organic and healthy products industry with print, in-person/event, and e-business products and services. Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.

Nutrition Business Journal (www.nutritionbusinessjournal.com) is an executive newsletter for decision-makers in the natural, nutrition and complementary & alternative health industries.  The singular focus of NBJ's research and editorial team to the strategic issues of the nutrition industry has made NBJ the leading business intelligence resource for subscribers since 1996.

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]]> Jennifer Gantman http://semanticweb.com/gold-medal-line-up-at-the-2010-nbj-summit_b16126#disqus_thread http://semanticweb.com/gold-medal-line-up-at-the-2010-nbj-summit_b16126 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:49:00 +0000 Carving a place in the enterprise for Semantic Technology by getting past the semantics of ‘semantic’

Semantic Technologies have much to offer today’s successful business, with regulatory, operational and economic forces combining to require that timely and accurate data from across the enterprise be available on demand and at the point of need. Clear benefits are often disguised, though, by obscure language, serious misconceptions about what ‘the Semantic Web’ could or should be, and an unfortunate tendency to advocate ‘semantic technology’ per se rather than specific solutions to tangible business problems.

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]]> Paul Miller http://semanticweb.com/carving-a-place-in-the-enterprise-for-semantic-technology-by-getting-past-the-semantics-of-semantic_b12931#disqus_thread http://semanticweb.com/carving-a-place-in-the-enterprise-for-semantic-technology-by-getting-past-the-semantics-of-semantic_b12931 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:24:46 +0000 Silver Creek Systems Named Top Product Data Cleansing Product By … – PR Web (press release)
Silver Creek Systems Named Top Product Data Cleansing Product By …
PR Web (press release), WA
Its datalensâ„¢ System uses next-generation semantic technology to standardize, enrich, match and repurpose product data from any source – reducing implementation time, cost and risk while improving quality. Market-leading companies in retail, …

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]]> Semantic Universe http://semanticweb.com/silver-creek-systems-named-top-product-data-cleansing-product-by_b12919#disqus_thread http://semanticweb.com/silver-creek-systems-named-top-product-data-cleansing-product-by_b12919 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:05:02 +0000 Bringing Semantic Technologies to Enterprise Data

World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee declared the Semantic Web ‘open for business’ in 2008, celebrating the ratification of the SPARQL query specification by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C); the organisation of which he is Director. “I think we’ve got all the pieces to be able to go ahead and do pretty much everything,” he stated in an interview. “You should be able to implement a huge amount of the dream, we should be able to get huge benefits from interoperability using what we’ve got. So, people are realising it’s time to just go do it.”

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]]> Paul Miller http://semanticweb.com/bringing-semantic-technologies-to-enterprise-data_b12273#disqus_thread http://semanticweb.com/bringing-semantic-technologies-to-enterprise-data_b12273 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:48:27 +0000 DataLens System Named Data Quality ‘Product Of The Year’ By … – Emediawire (press release)
DataLens System Named Data Quality ‘Product Of The Year’ By …
Emediawire (press release), WA
Its DataLens Systemâ„¢ uses next-generation semantic technology to standardize, enrich, match and repurpose product data from any source – reducing implementation time, cost and risk while improving quality. Market-leading companies in retail, …

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]]> Semantic Universe http://semanticweb.com/datalens-system-named-data-quality-product-of-the-year-by_b12136#disqus_thread http://semanticweb.com/datalens-system-named-data-quality-product-of-the-year-by_b12136 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:14:46 +0000 Automatically Structuring Unstructured Corporate Websites for Producing a Company Search Engine

Executive Summary

We have used a sophisticated array of AI/Machine Learning systems in combination with statistical methods, background knowledge and expert defined rules engines, to create, entirely automatically, a structured database with high quality information. The example we have produced contains structured company records and fields for over 2 million IT and telecoms companies using data taken from their websites.

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]]> Jens Lapinski http://semanticweb.com/automatically-structuring-unstructured-corporate-websites-for-producing-a-company-search-engine_b10713#disqus_thread http://semanticweb.com/automatically-structuring-unstructured-corporate-websites-for-producing-a-company-search-engine_b10713 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:12:47 +0000