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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.

you can watch the screen-cast here to learn more.