May 2008: The Semantic Web Gang talk to Powerset CTO, Barney Pell
In May’s edition of the Semantic Web Gang, regular members are joined by special guest Barney Pell from Powerset. We talk about Powerset’s unveiling of their public beta earlier this week, hearing Barney’s thoughts on the process, press coverage, and the reactions of real users.
The Gang also discuss their reactions to the launch of Yahoo! SearchMonkey, and look ahead to the Semantic Technology Conference in San Jose.
During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;
- Alexa web search index
- Dan Farber on rumours that Microsoft might acquire Powerset
- Hakia
- Peter Mika talks about SearchMonkey
- Powerset
- Semantic Technology Conference, San Jose
- Yahoo! SearchMonkey and Developer Challenge
This conversation was recorded on Thursday 15 May, 2008.
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