I have always thought about the web becoming more acceptable to natural language queries, especially when it comes to search. Today I covered a startup Task.fm that takes natural language commands to set reminders and there is another, one that fills a larger purpose, Wolfram. The search engine, as I might term it for now can take in any input from a user and provide with the best possible result. The idea is to provide and build up on the concept of computational knowledge engine, meaning you get the machine acting a bit intelligent and giving results closest to your query. I am avoiding the term search and using query instead specifically, because a search applies to a broader definition and encompasses a large array of results.
For example if you search for an item let’s say 2^6 2^6^7, Google would provide you varying results (though this simple calculation can be solved using Google’s Calculator), from a direct answer to places where it has been used and more often visited. With a query, you should only get an answer, which I think Wolfram exactly does. I am still waiting to test the startup and see for myself the potential it has. From what I have learned so far, I think it’s promising by all means. Hope Google doesn’t launch the exact feature and is called a copycat by another one.
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“For example if you search for an item let’s say 2^6, Google would provide you varying results , from a direct answer to places where it has been used and more often visited.”
That’s not true. You should check what you assert before you post it.
http://www.google.com/search?q=2^6&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
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Thanks for pointing that out and my apology for posting the incomplete work. I have skipped putting in the Power Tower notation. I have duly updated the post and hope there aren’t any other shortcomings. And though you can compute those from another page, the direct link doesn’t provide you with results.
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