Comments on: The Semantic Hacker One-Million Dollar Challenge http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:02:46 -0800 hourly 1 By: Jusqu’à 1 M US$ à qui trouvera la killer-app du moteur d’analyse sémantique TextWise - Next Audience http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2284538 Jusqu’à 1 M US$ à qui trouvera la killer-app du moteur d’analyse sémantique TextWise - Next Audience Fri, 09 May 2008 08:11:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2284538 [...] 1 M US$ à qui trouvera la killer-app du moteur d’analyse sémantique TextWise Add (Source techcrunch) La société américaine TextWise a développé un moteur d’analyse sémantique qui permet de [...] [...] 1 M US$ à qui trouvera la killer-app du moteur d’analyse sémantique TextWise Add (Source techcrunch) La société américaine TextWise a développé un moteur d’analyse sémantique qui permet de [...]

]]> By: Macedonia in Natural Language Search Engines! (ερωτήσεις στο Semantic Web για τη Μακεδονία) « OMADEON http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2276502 Macedonia in Natural Language Search Engines! (ερωτήσεις στο Semantic Web για τη Μακεδονία) « OMADEON Tue, 06 May 2008 17:15:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2276502 [...] The Semantic Hacker One-Million Dollar Challenge [via Zemanta] [...] [...] The Semantic Hacker One-Million Dollar Challenge [via Zemanta] [...]

]]> By: Ed Kasper http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2175191 Ed Kasper Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:17:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2175191 I would be creative very creative! I would get differnt people like kids and old people and put thier brains to use they are very creative! then! I would also get special needs people and have them help with creativity as well. creative, creative, creative I would be creative very creative! I would get differnt people like kids and old people and put thier brains to use they are very creative! then! I would also get special needs people and have them help with creativity as well. creative, creative, creative

]]> By: Marketiva FOREX » Blog Archive » Neat Web 2.0 Stuff: Viewdle http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2135839 Marketiva FOREX » Blog Archive » Neat Web 2.0 Stuff: Viewdle Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:45:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2135839 [...] Reuters use in the image above), the possibilities for this technology seem endless in this new semantic web we keep talking [...] [...] Reuters use in the image above), the possibilities for this technology seem endless in this new semantic web we keep talking [...]

]]> By: Too Bad http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2050644 Too Bad Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:50:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2050644 I have an excellent idea that could easily use this this technology to create a $100M/year sales. But I'm not from the US so I'll have to do it myself. I have an excellent idea that could easily use this this technology to create a $100M/year sales.

But I’m not from the US so I’ll have to do it myself.

]]> By: reanimated http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2049842 reanimated Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:39:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2049842 As Rich hinted at, there is a disconnect between the article here and the actual terms of the contest. The article says, "The winners of the challenges would turn over rights to their idea." Which sounds reasonable enough. But the actual terms require every entrant to turn over everything (source code, biz plan, ideas) in exchange for nothing plus a loss of control. Why even bother to award a winner when they can just take the best ideas and software and run with it themselves? They even slipped this in: "Entrants agree to any additional written authorization, assignment or other documentation requested by the Sponsor in connection with the transfer and assignment of rights to their entry,..." That's entrants, not winners. Maybe this is only an issue if you were planning to submit actual working software that showed greater value than just calling their APIs. It would appear to be very foolish to participate and work for three months under these terms. As Rich hinted at, there is a disconnect between the article here and the actual terms of the contest.

The article says, “The winners of the challenges would turn over rights to their idea.” Which sounds reasonable enough. But the actual terms require every entrant to turn over everything (source code, biz plan, ideas) in exchange for nothing plus a loss of control. Why even bother to award a winner when they can just take the best ideas and software and run with it themselves?

They even slipped this in:
“Entrants agree to any additional written authorization, assignment or other documentation requested by the Sponsor in connection with the transfer and assignment of rights to their entry,…” That’s entrants, not winners.

Maybe this is only an issue if you were planning to submit actual working software that showed greater value than just calling their APIs. It would appear to be very foolish to participate and work for three months under these terms.

]]> By: FOREXBOOK.BIZ » Blog Archive » Neat Web 2.0 Stuff: Viewdle http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2049039 FOREXBOOK.BIZ » Blog Archive » Neat Web 2.0 Stuff: Viewdle Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:29:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2049039 [...] Reuters use in the image above), the possibilities for this technology seem endless in this new semantic web we keep talking [...] [...] Reuters use in the image above), the possibilities for this technology seem endless in this new semantic web we keep talking [...]

]]> By: Maheswaran http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2046755 Maheswaran Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:01:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2046755 Hey this is unfair.. only for US residents :( Hey this is unfair.. only for US residents :(

]]> By: Et http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2046709 Et Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:15:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2046709 @20 I tried your auto-tagger on the Montreal Canadiens' page on Wikipedia and I got this: rangers hockey 101 in 1001 college basketball new york yankees nhl 101 things canucks nfl fantasy football I'm not impressed... @20
I tried your auto-tagger on the Montreal Canadiens’ page on Wikipedia and I got this:
rangers hockey 101 in 1001 college basketball new york yankees nhl 101 things canucks nfl fantasy football

I’m not impressed…

]]> By: Peter T - Webshop http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2046139 Peter T - Webshop Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:23:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2046139 It seems like folks need a primer on the topic of "Semantic web", there is an adequate attempt to define it on wikipedia.org. It seems like folks need a primer on the topic of “Semantic web”, there is an adequate attempt to define it on wikipedia.org.

]]> By: Semantic hacking, business ideas and open APIs : business|bytes|genes|molecules http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2046069 Semantic hacking, business ideas and open APIs : business|bytes|genes|molecules Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:14:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2046069 [...] Paul Miller writing on The Semantic web (channeling TechCrunch), we learn about a $1M challenge to leverage NLP and semantic analysis APIs from TextWise to [...] [...] Paul Miller writing on The Semantic web (channeling TechCrunch), we learn about a $1M challenge to leverage NLP and semantic analysis APIs from TextWise to [...]

]]> By: fire-pixel.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2045688 fire-pixel.com Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:47:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2045688 LOL did I just win the UK lottery again? Sounds like an Amway scam to get revenue in the door. Yes, I'm running a contest too... get us web development accounts and I'll cut you commission. Fire-Pixel.com. Here's a better article for you to read. Top 10 Awesome Websites That Sell Cool Products You Probably Have Never Visited But Need To. http://www.comember.net/blogs/firepixel/ LOL did I just win the UK lottery again? Sounds like an Amway scam to get revenue in the door.

Yes, I’m running a contest too… get us web development accounts and I’ll cut you commission. Fire-Pixel.com.

Here’s a better article for you to read.

Top 10 Awesome Websites That Sell Cool Products You Probably Have Never Visited But Need To.

http://www.come...logs/firepixel/

]]> By: Stoicho http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2045641 Stoicho Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:58:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2045641 It's US ONLY!!! Who does that these days? I can understand Hulu, but why THIS is US only? It’s US ONLY!!!
Who does that these days? I can understand Hulu, but why THIS is US only?

]]> By: sam http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2045524 sam Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:39:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2045524 tried out with wikipedia plugin - nice but I was expecting/hoping to be blown away by relevant suggestions and I wasnt tried out with wikipedia plugin – nice but I was expecting/hoping to be blown away by relevant suggestions and I wasnt

]]> By: Rich Rosen http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2045507 Rich Rosen Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:18:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2045507 Submit a biz plan and give up all rights. Not such a great deal: "Upon entry into the Challenge, Entrant shall grant TextWise an irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive worldwide right and license under its intellectual property (including without limitation patent) rights to use the entry for all uses throughout the world." Submit a biz plan and give up all rights. Not such a great deal:

“Upon entry into the Challenge, Entrant shall grant TextWise an irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive worldwide right and license under its intellectual property (including without limitation patent) rights to use the entry for all uses throughout the world.”

]]> By: Pierre Innocent http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2045505 Pierre Innocent Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:16:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2045505 Hi, Their technolofy seems strangely similar to ours ???????? See www.tsert.com/white-papers/nlp.pdf, and some preliminary results at www.tsert.com/content-analysis.htm Pierre Innocent President Tsert.com Hi,

Their technolofy seems strangely similar to ours ????????
See http://www.tser...-papers/nlp.pdf, and some
preliminary results at http://www.tser...nt-analysis.htm

Pierre Innocent
President
Tsert.com

]]> By: Rich Skrenta http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2045468 Rich Skrenta Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:53:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2045468 Those look like dmoz categories... Pulling out entity references and coming up with a signature vector against a taxo like dmoz isn't bad. I could see useful apps being built on top of this. Those look like dmoz categories… Pulling out entity references and coming up with a signature vector against a taxo like dmoz isn’t bad. I could see useful apps being built on top of this.

]]> By: Olivier Lalonde http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2045449 Olivier Lalonde Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:42:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2045449 Check out my submission ! Targeted ad in online chatrooms and eventually, instant messengers ! http://dev.syskall.com/chat/ Waiting for some feedback ! Check out my submission ! Targeted ad in online chatrooms and eventually, instant messengers !

http://dev.syskall.com/chat/

Waiting for some feedback !

]]> By: Robert http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2045369 Robert Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:29:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2045369 Erick, Stick to writing posts related to business and financial matters rather than technology. It's obvious that you don't really understand the subject matter when it's technical in nature. Erick,

Stick to writing posts related to business and financial matters rather than technology.

It’s obvious that you don’t really understand the subject matter when it’s technical in nature.

]]> By: Diego Basch http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2045365 Diego Basch Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:28:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2045365 This is similar to a tool we released a while back: http://tagger.flaptor.com Only we use simple tags instead of structured categories, because we believe tags are simpler and nicer. Compare the results for the current top headline from Google News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7305023.stm Flaptor autotagger: iraq bush president bush iran war on terror iraq war new hampshire primary war terrorism politics Semantic Hacker: Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/Iraq 51 Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/Iraq 37 .../Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/War_on_Terrorism 35 .../Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/Middle_East 30 .../Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/Iraq/Anti-War_Movement 24 This is similar to a tool we released a while back:

http://tagger.flaptor.com

Only we use simple tags instead of structured categories, because we believe tags are simpler and nicer. Compare the results for the current top headline from Google News:

http://news.bbc...cas/7305023.stm

Flaptor autotagger:
iraq bush president bush iran war on terror iraq war new hampshire primary war terrorism politics

Semantic Hacker:
Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/Iraq 51
Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/Iraq 37
…/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/War_on_Terrorism 35
…/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/Middle_East 30
…/Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/Iraq/Anti-War_Movement 24

]]> By: Jason http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2045353 Jason Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:17:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2045353 Finally getting some respect out of Rochester,NY :D Finally getting some respect out of Rochester,NY :D

]]> By: draq http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2045340 draq Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:10:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2045340 What about a less technological, more incremental, grassroots and loose coupled approach towards semantic future. Eg. simply decorate (annotate) regular information fragments with meta-data to be stored in a global accessible context (eg. distributed knowledge base). The application layer (browser, browser plugin) is responsible to aggregate the 'small pieces loosely joined' together while the distributed database engine to provide the query capabilities. (Micro) ontologies may describe the meta-data but this is rather an optional aspect and not a sine qua non prerequisite. I already incarnated the described principles within two collaborative services (web annotations -- content centered meta-data and soft~link -- information connectivity) at http://aspectweb.org. What about a less technological, more incremental, grassroots and loose coupled approach towards semantic future.

Eg. simply decorate (annotate) regular information fragments with meta-data to be stored in a global accessible context (eg. distributed knowledge base).

The application layer (browser, browser plugin) is responsible to aggregate the ’small pieces loosely joined’ together while the distributed database engine to provide the query capabilities. (Micro) ontologies may describe the meta-data but this is rather an optional aspect and not a sine qua non prerequisite.

I already incarnated the described principles within two collaborative services (web annotations — content centered meta-data and soft~link — information connectivity) at http://aspectweb.org.

]]> By: Yo http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2045335 Yo Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:06:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2045335 Everyone knows the best companies are the ones that have no idea what to do with the stuff they build. Everyone knows the best companies are the ones that have no idea what to do with the stuff they build.

]]> By: jt http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2045279 jt Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:24:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2045279 interesting article, thank you interesting article, thank you

]]> By: Chris Peterson http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2045266 Chris Peterson Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:12:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/the-semantic-hacker-one-million-dollar-challenge/#comment-2045266 AI has always been the next big thing... AI has always been the next big thing…

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