Comments on: The Wolfram Alpha Demo Returns, This Time With Actual Footage Of The Service http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:43:31 -0800 hourly 1 By: مركز تحميل http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2959494 مركز تحميل Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:34:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2959494 I just wish more people would take a course in basic public speaking skills. I just wish more people would take a course in basic public speaking skills.

]]> By: منتديات http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2959484 منتديات Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:29:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2959484 The most awesome search agent I’ve seen. The most awesome search agent I’ve seen.

]]> By: Mi otro blog… » Blog Archive » Wolfram Alpha: ¿Un rival para Google? http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2759842 Mi otro blog… » Blog Archive » Wolfram Alpha: ¿Un rival para Google? Thu, 21 May 2009 18:49:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2759842 [...] no va a competir directamente con Google, ya que no realiza búsquedas en toda la web sino que va a ser más bien un complemento, pues su objetivo es permitir el acceso a conocimientos especializados, buscando en un almacen con [...] [...] no va a competir directamente con Google, ya que no realiza búsquedas en toda la web sino que va a ser más bien un complemento, pues su objetivo es permitir el acceso a conocimientos especializados, buscando en un almacen con [...]

]]> By: numcrun http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2739009 numcrun Sat, 09 May 2009 09:43:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2739009 Surely the best short story ever written...Alpha is the alpha version of AC lol Surely the best short story ever written…Alpha is the alpha version of AC lol

]]> By: Engago team http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2731435 Engago team Tue, 05 May 2009 10:11:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2731435 A demo video should be 60 seconds to 120 seconds max. http://blogs.openforum.com/2009/03/19/the-art-of-the-tutorial/ A demo video should be 60 seconds to 120 seconds max.
http://blogs.op...f-the-tutorial/

]]> By: michaelneill http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2731425 michaelneill Tue, 05 May 2009 10:04:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2731425 I think the most important thing for search innovators is to ignore bloggers.Wolfram will work away at doing something new in search and as far as i can see Cuil has knuckled down and done a lot of work in past few months.If Techcrunch had its way no one would try anything and and new ideas/companies would ever evolve .michael I think the most important thing for search innovators is to ignore bloggers.Wolfram will work away at doing something new in search and as far as i can see Cuil has knuckled down and done a lot of work in past few months.If Techcrunch had its way no one would try anything and and new ideas/companies would ever evolve .michael

]]> By: morten http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2727953 morten Sat, 02 May 2009 23:03:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2727953 As I see it, the usefulness of such a search engine as this will depend heavily on the kind of structured information it will have access to. I could easily imagine sport fanatics getting excited over this if it would provide a better way for them to find statistics. What was the QB rating of P Manning in his first five years as a professional? You could of course visit nfl.com to find out, but entering "QB rating Peyton Manning first 5y in NFL" (or something similar) in WA would probably give you the answer instantly (if the proper data is available), without having to click around the website. It gets even more interresting when you want to compare his stats with other player, like his brother Eli - simply add "compared to Eli Manning", and you would get this information as well, most likely accompanied by a handy graph. Most yards in a season? Most incomplete passes? Most tackles? All these cool stats so easily attainable would be amazing. And there are even stuff I could se my mother use it for. Whether where she lives compared to my parent summer vacation house in Spain? How has the price of that new Sony Digital camera shes been thinking about buying developed? Etc. It will probably come down to what kind of information will be available... As I see it, the usefulness of such a search engine as this will depend heavily on the kind of structured information it will have access to. I could easily imagine sport fanatics getting excited over this if it would provide a better way for them to find statistics. What was the QB rating of P Manning in his first five years as a professional? You could of course visit nfl.com to find out, but entering “QB rating Peyton Manning first 5y in NFL” (or something similar) in WA would probably give you the answer instantly (if the proper data is available), without having to click around the website. It gets even more interresting when you want to compare his stats with other player, like his brother Eli – simply add “compared to Eli Manning”, and you would get this information as well, most likely accompanied by a handy graph. Most yards in a season? Most incomplete passes? Most tackles? All these cool stats so easily attainable would be amazing.

And there are even stuff I could se my mother use it for. Whether where she lives compared to my parent summer vacation house in Spain? How has the price of that new Sony Digital camera shes been thinking about buying developed? Etc.

It will probably come down to what kind of information will be available…

]]> By: Elijah Grey http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2727160 Elijah Grey Sat, 02 May 2009 00:25:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2727160 this could be a comment which is restating my comment in another way to get an opportunity to advertise spam compliment MY WEBSITE OMFG - advice this could be a comment which is restating my comment in another way to get an opportunity to advertise spam

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]]> By: Paul Freet http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2727089 Paul Freet Fri, 01 May 2009 23:35:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2727089 Facebook will never surpass Myspace. Yahoo Messanger will never exceed ICQ. Google will never replace Altavista. Need I go on? Status quo is an illusion. Technology and the leading players are constantly in flux. Facebook will never surpass Myspace.

Yahoo Messanger will never exceed ICQ.

Google will never replace Altavista.

Need I go on?

Status quo is an illusion. Technology and the leading players are constantly in flux.

]]> By: hawk http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2726334 hawk Fri, 01 May 2009 17:53:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2726334 I agree (not with Stefan), if Wolfram really wants other people to fall in love with WA and use it build off it and help it get smarter, he should just put it out there with humility and let it be discovered. Would be a better release if it was just announced as "a complement to the next gen Mathematica". I agree (not with Stefan), if Wolfram really wants other people to fall in love with WA and use it build off it and help it get smarter, he should just put it out there with humility and let it be discovered. Would be a better release if it was just announced as “a complement to the next gen Mathematica”.

]]> By: BombayNinja http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2726292 BombayNinja Fri, 01 May 2009 17:37:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2726292 It means that wolfram alpha pages will simply appear in the google search results. Like wikipedia pages. It means that wolfram alpha pages will simply appear in the google search results. Like wikipedia pages.

]]> By: AgentW http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2726287 AgentW Fri, 01 May 2009 17:33:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2726287 The most awesome search agent I've seen. What kind of people would need this sophistication and complex analysis of data! The general public isn't even going to figure out what some of the answers mean. The most awesome search agent I’ve seen. What kind of people would need this sophistication and complex analysis of data! The general public isn’t even going to figure out what some of the answers mean.

]]> By: Ulrik Nash http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2726243 Ulrik Nash Fri, 01 May 2009 17:01:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2726243 The MBA (Mild Brain Activity), PowerPointing, Lemmings of this world is making us all FAIL ... What you are saying is that the "next" Einstein could potentially be some 65 year old guy, with a nervous tick, who doesn't wear an italien suit, and who has lived completely anonomous since the MBA's gave up understanding him, or because he doesn't use Twitter. You may be right... How sad ... The MBA (Mild Brain Activity), PowerPointing, Lemmings of this world is making us all FAIL …

What you are saying is that the “next” Einstein could potentially be some 65 year old guy, with a nervous tick, who doesn’t wear an italien suit, and who has lived completely anonomous since the MBA’s gave up understanding him, or because he doesn’t use Twitter.

You may be right… How sad …

]]> By: Trent Hamm http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2726200 Trent Hamm Fri, 01 May 2009 16:32:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2726200 Einstein, Kant, Socrates didn't have to compete with the level of polished speaking that's present in the world today. Step up your presentation game or fail. Einstein, Kant, Socrates didn’t have to compete with the level of polished speaking that’s present in the world today.

Step up your presentation game or fail.

]]> By: SG Lee http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2726183 SG Lee Fri, 01 May 2009 16:22:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2726183 This seems to be a far more capable, and interesting search engine even at this early stage than msn, vivisimo (which clustered results), others, when first introduced. The comparisons to Google above are not entirely relevant - clearly Wolfram Alpha, unlike Cuil, does not attempt to challenge G in the immediate Google space, but to be a useful tool for anyone seeking hard facts and empirical data, placed in useful contexts. In other words, it will find its own niche audience, and organizing, and visualizing (through mathematica extensions) the world's biological, chemical, economic, etc information has a very good chance to be profitable. Possibly, at the end of the day, Wolfram's principle contribution to the world might not be his early articles as a physicist, nor Mathematica, nor NKS, rather his Alpha namesake, or whatever it evolves to become. Unlike many entrepeneurs, Wolfram has other things going for him, prodigal smarts, genuine passion, a dose of madness - and a profitable company to bankroll his obsessions over the long term without heeding external demands. This seems to be a far more capable, and interesting search engine even at this early stage than msn, vivisimo (which clustered results), others, when first introduced. The comparisons to Google above are not entirely relevant – clearly Wolfram Alpha, unlike Cuil, does not attempt to challenge G in the immediate Google space, but to be a useful tool for anyone seeking hard facts and empirical data, placed in useful contexts. In other words, it will find its own niche audience, and organizing, and visualizing (through mathematica extensions) the world’s biological, chemical, economic, etc information has a very good chance to be profitable. Possibly, at the end of the day, Wolfram’s principle contribution to the world might not be his early articles as a physicist, nor Mathematica, nor NKS, rather his Alpha namesake, or whatever it evolves to become. Unlike many entrepeneurs, Wolfram has other things going for him, prodigal smarts, genuine passion, a dose of madness – and a profitable company to bankroll his obsessions over the long term without heeding external demands.

]]> By: Arshad Syed http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2726152 Arshad Syed Fri, 01 May 2009 16:04:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2726152 Something like this can be a good tool for students. Something like this can be a good tool for students.

]]> By: Not as Smart As Wolfram http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2726125 Not as Smart As Wolfram Fri, 01 May 2009 15:40:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2726125 "I only watched the first 20 seconds, and then got bored because there was no pron" “I only watched the first 20 seconds, and then got bored because there was no pron”

]]> By: Not as Smart As Wolfram http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2726124 Not as Smart As Wolfram Fri, 01 May 2009 15:39:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2726124 Yup, Einstein, Kant, Socrates, are also all failures because they did not take the Dale Carnegie course on public speaking Yup, Einstein, Kant, Socrates, are also all failures because they did not take the Dale Carnegie course on public speaking

]]> By: Not as Smart As Wolfram http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2726122 Not as Smart As Wolfram Fri, 01 May 2009 15:37:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2726122 Yes, but it also won't return 99.9% of the spam results I get from Google and the disgusting Flat Stomach 1 Rule Obey Scam Ads. I'll take Wolfram. Yes, but it also won’t return 99.9% of the spam results I get from Google and the disgusting Flat Stomach 1 Rule Obey Scam Ads.

I’ll take Wolfram.

]]> By: Here’s the Best Dang Search Engine I Know Nothing About http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2725933 Here’s the Best Dang Search Engine I Know Nothing About Fri, 01 May 2009 13:04:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2725933 [...] TechCrunch alerted us to the fact that the Berkman Center released a 10-minute excerpt of the talk with actual screen shots of the search engine doing its thing. All well and good, but [...] [...] TechCrunch alerted us to the fact that the Berkman Center released a 10-minute excerpt of the talk with actual screen shots of the search engine doing its thing. All well and good, but [...]

]]> By: Armel Nene http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2725892 Armel Nene Fri, 01 May 2009 12:26:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2725892 This is a good tool for research but the only thing this has is its charts. If you type in Google: GDP of France, you will see that the first result is actually the answer. I have been working in BI and Data mining for awhile now, and what is important is the ability to show the data within a context such as what is the industry my clients trades-in, the overall share of that industry in comparison to the GDP of France as an example. Anyway, I am sure it is going to be a good tool an I will play with it once it becomes available to world. This is a good tool for research but the only thing this has is its charts.

If you type in Google: GDP of France, you will see that the first result is actually the answer.

I have been working in BI and Data mining for awhile now, and what is important is the ability to show the data within a context such as what is the industry my clients trades-in, the overall share of that industry in comparison to the GDP of France as an example.

Anyway, I am sure it is going to be a good tool an I will play with it once it becomes available to world.

]]> By: Stefan Stimmvogel http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2725883 Stefan Stimmvogel Fri, 01 May 2009 12:19:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2725883 This guy is not the target market for products like Mathematica or Wolfram Alpha. These products target people with a brain. This guy is not the target market for products like Mathematica or Wolfram Alpha.

These products target people with a brain.

]]> By: Stefan Stimmvogel http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2725880 Stefan Stimmvogel Fri, 01 May 2009 12:17:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2725880 I think your name says it all. I think your name says it all.

]]> By: Stefan Stimmvogel http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2725878 Stefan Stimmvogel Fri, 01 May 2009 12:17:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2725878 Hmm, maybe someone who is interested in information about the GDP of France? Obviously, packages like Mathematica and Wolfram Alpha are too basic for your towering advanced intelligence. Hmm, maybe someone who is interested in information about the GDP of France?

Obviously, packages like Mathematica and Wolfram Alpha are too basic for your towering advanced intelligence.

]]> By: Wolfram|Alpha « Wir sprechen Online. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/30/the-wolfram-alpha-demo-returns-this-time-with-actual-footage/comment-page-1/#comment-2725844 Wolfram|Alpha « Wir sprechen Online. Fri, 01 May 2009 11:28:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=61011#comment-2725844 [...] (50), Web (984), Wolfram Alpha (3) Wolfram|Alpha will change the Web as much as Google did; http://tr.im/kbZe - Video preview: http://tr.im/kbZl   [...] [...] (50), Web (984), Wolfram Alpha (3) Wolfram|Alpha will change the Web as much as Google did; http://tr.im/kbZe – Video preview: http://tr.im/kbZl   [...]

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