http://federatedsearchblog.com/2007/12/12/federated-search-by-any-other-name/ Covers topics related to federated search and the deep web Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:38:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://federatedsearchblog.com/2007/12/12/federated-search-by-any-other-name/comment-page-1/#comment-17490 Sol Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:01:18 +0000 http://federatedsearchblog.com/2007/12/12/federated-search-by-any-other-name/#comment-17490 Bill - I returned yesterday from 8 days of travel. Let me digest your two comments and then I'll reply to you. Bill - I returned yesterday from 8 days of travel. Let me digest your two comments and then I’ll reply to you.

]]> http://federatedsearchblog.com/2007/12/12/federated-search-by-any-other-name/comment-page-1/#comment-16475 Bill Love Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:14:18 +0000 http://federatedsearchblog.com/2007/12/12/federated-search-by-any-other-name/#comment-16475 Thanks, Sol. As a follow-on note, I've suggested to our IT group that what we're really doing by implementing federated searching capability is actually rewarding bad behavior. What I mean is, putting our command media, for example, into a single wiki will eliminate the spiderweb of web sites, share folders, and other repositories of information that essentially disguise this media and makes it very difficult to find. Without this central wiki, we continue to reinvent the wheel with ongoing construction of yet more Web sites, share folders, and SharePoint wiki sites that serve basically the same purpose as a vertical/hierarchical share folder system that wastes inordinate amounts of search time and productivity. Back in the late '90s, I wrote a paper that defined how data could be developed into information that could then be shared/transformed into knowledge, by simply using hot links within a central repository. By 2001, MediaWiki appeared on the scene. You know what they say about being in the right place at the right time. Thanks, Sol. As a follow-on note, I’ve suggested to our IT group that what we’re really doing by implementing federated searching capability is actually rewarding bad behavior. What I mean is, putting our command media, for example, into a single wiki will eliminate the spiderweb of web sites, share folders, and other repositories of information that essentially disguise this media and makes it very difficult to find. Without this central wiki, we continue to reinvent the wheel with ongoing construction of yet more Web sites, share folders, and SharePoint wiki sites that serve basically the same purpose as a vertical/hierarchical share folder system that wastes inordinate amounts of search time and productivity. Back in the late ’90s, I wrote a paper that defined how data could be developed into information that could then be shared/transformed into knowledge, by simply using hot links within a central repository. By 2001, MediaWiki appeared on the scene. You know what they say about being in the right place at the right time.

]]> http://federatedsearchblog.com/2007/12/12/federated-search-by-any-other-name/comment-page-1/#comment-16390 Sol Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:53:35 +0000 http://federatedsearchblog.com/2007/12/12/federated-search-by-any-other-name/#comment-16390 Bill - Great comment and good question. Let me give this some thought so that I can respond in a helpful way. Bill - Great comment and good question. Let me give this some thought so that I can respond in a helpful way.

]]> http://federatedsearchblog.com/2007/12/12/federated-search-by-any-other-name/comment-page-1/#comment-16368 Bill Love Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:14:13 +0000 http://federatedsearchblog.com/2007/12/12/federated-search-by-any-other-name/#comment-16368 The company I work with believes federated search means you can find virtually any piece of information, or multiple references to it or of it, in a virtually unlimited number of disconnected locations, in a variety of formats, or file extensions. I'm suggesting we consolidate our IP and command media into a single MediaWiki repository and hopscotch over most of the issues associated with this subject of federated searching. We're currently trying to convince the powers that this method is superior to the SharePoint version, for many reasons. There is very little out there that compares the two tools. Ideas, suggestions? The company I work with believes federated search means you can find virtually any piece of information, or multiple references to it or of it, in a virtually unlimited number of disconnected locations, in a variety of formats, or file extensions. I’m suggesting we consolidate our IP and command media into a single MediaWiki repository and hopscotch over most of the issues associated with this subject of federated searching. We’re currently trying to convince the powers that this method is superior to the SharePoint version, for many reasons. There is very little out there that compares the two tools. Ideas, suggestions?

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