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Memo from Ray Ozzie: New Lab Will Use Social Computing to Strengthen Microsoft Products
Sohaib Abbasi talks with Forbes: Informatica Prepares For Info Overload
HP snags Web pioneer Andreessen for board
Vidal, Eggers to receive honorary awards
Surf Canyon search company using Illinois technology, is at TechCrunch 50 Sept. 14-15th, San Francisco Design Center
Stop by the conference's closing cocktail hour hosted by Microsoft and Surf Canyon to discuss why "real-time implicit personalization" is better than static.
The University of Illinois and California based Surf Canyon have come together to commercialize the concept of “real-time implicit personalization,” which improves relevancy by re-ranking search results “on the fly” based on a user model generated from real-time selections.
With the quantity of information on the internet exploding, it’s becoming increasing difficult, if not impossible, for users to precisely express their information intent with only two- and three-word queries. Asking users to employ more keywords is problematic for a number of reasons, including demands on the effort, skill and knowledge requirements of the user.
ECE Ranks Higher in U.S. News and World Report's Annual Review
Marc Andreessen Back Rockmelt Browser Venture
Suze Orman announces grants to 10 local breast cancer organizations
Ray Ozzie in Cairo
BusinessWeek and YouNoodle publish list of Fifty Best Tech Startups
Andreessen and Horowitz raise $300M venture fund
Alumnus Scott Banister honored with TechFellow award at California Academy of Science
Four Tips For Raising Funding in a Harsh Environment
Dave Eggers and wife Vendela Vida talk about their new movie and writing
Tesla Alum Takes on Battery Tech at Startup Atieva
Ning: Niche Social Networking for Everyone
Is data integration key to enabling business survival? Hear from Sohaib Abbasi.
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs keep churning out ideas
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The movie trailer for Where the Wild Things Are - co-written by our own Dave Eggers
Whrrl 2.0 adds SMS and digital camera support
Human Sixth Sense Program: First Singapore-Illinois Collaboration
Informatica snaps up Applimation for $40m
Scott Banister and Microsoft's "inner Google"
Suze Orman: 2009 is the most vital year in your financial future
Microsoft's Live Mesh top innovation at the Crunchies
WashingotPost.com Interview: Pelago's CEO Jeff Holden Maps Out Vision For Mobile Social Networks
Max Levchin named a Tech Leader of Tomorrow
Learn more about Dave Eggers' 2008 TED Prize wish
Portfolio.com interview with Marc Andreessen