Comments on: Find Something That Is “X” And Has “Y” With Circos http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/find-a-hotel-that-is-x-and-has-y-with-circos/ Startup and Technology News Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:09:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jeff Nolan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/find-a-hotel-that-is-x-and-has-y-with-circos/#comment-1945817 Jeff Nolan Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:32:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/find-a-hotel-that-is-x-and-has-y-with-circos/#comment-1945817 I am a big fan of what Circos is doing. The man vs. machine debate in search obscures the point that the ultimate best solution will be a combination of both approaches. Increasingly it is evident is that user generated content has higher "someone like me" authority irrespective of the quality of the actual content; Circos goes a long way to rationalizing the inherent conflict here. I am a big fan of what Circos is doing. The man vs. machine debate in search obscures the point that the ultimate best solution will be a combination of both approaches. Increasingly it is evident is that user generated content has higher “someone like me” authority irrespective of the quality of the actual content; Circos goes a long way to rationalizing the inherent conflict here.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/find-a-hotel-that-is-x-and-has-y-with-circos/#comment-1945686 Kevin Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:39:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/find-a-hotel-that-is-x-and-has-y-with-circos/#comment-1945686 Nick, thanks for the shout out. Elliott, we make it down to PA every now and then. It would be nice to connect in person. Kevin Nick, thanks for the shout out.

Elliott, we make it down to PA every now and then. It would be nice to connect in person.

Kevin

]]> By: Elliott Ng http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/find-a-hotel-that-is-x-and-has-y-with-circos/#comment-1945643 Elliott Ng Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:54:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/find-a-hotel-that-is-x-and-has-y-with-circos/#comment-1945643 Yes, this is an area that Kango is extremely interested in. We believe the next frontier is pulling together subjective preferences with objective, fact-based preferences. At Kango.com we are doing that by buildiing a customized taxonomy of both in the travel space, and tying it together. So that is why we think most approaches to semantic search are best when there is a specific industry or vertical focus, rather than trying to come up with the uber solution for search that covers all industries. We'll look forward to following Circos progress in the future. If the Circos guys are ever in Palo Alto, please let us know, we'ed love to meet up. Yes, this is an area that Kango is extremely interested in. We believe the next frontier is pulling together subjective preferences with objective, fact-based preferences. At Kango.com we are doing that by buildiing a customized taxonomy of both in the travel space, and tying it together. So that is why we think most approaches to semantic search are best when there is a specific industry or vertical focus, rather than trying to come up with the uber solution for search that covers all industries. We’ll look forward to following Circos progress in the future. If the Circos guys are ever in Palo Alto, please let us know, we’ed love to meet up.

]]> By: Yakov http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/find-a-hotel-that-is-x-and-has-y-with-circos/#comment-1945568 Yakov Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:33:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/find-a-hotel-that-is-x-and-has-y-with-circos/#comment-1945568 I wanted to add that Quintura search engine is powered by semantic neural networking technology. I wanted to add that Quintura search engine is powered by semantic neural networking technology.

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