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Thomson Reuters releases new version of semantic tagging tool

Monday, 19 May 2008, 08:56

Thomson Reuters has released a new version of its semantic tagging tool Open Calais along with plugins for several blogging and content management systems.
The new version of the software, which allows web publishers to automatically add metadata indic…

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Google Maps mashup, Open Calais tagger and Adobe Air toolbar take Telegraph Developer Weekend prizes

Monday, 28 April 2008, 08:47

Philip Skinner of onlinegalleries.com won the first prize at the web developers’ competition held by the Telegraph this weekend.
Skinner’s winning entry, which netted him £600 in vouchers for Apple products, was a mashup that combines …

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Media critics look at online Virginia Tech coverage

Wednesday, 18 April 2007, 08:49

For a second day, there is much analysis from bloggers and media commentators about the online coverage of the Virginia Tech massacre.
Canadian journalism educator Mark Hamilton says it would be wrong to describe the Virginia Tech story as just another “victory” for the development of citizen journalism. We’re well beyond that stage, he suggests.
“What yesterday [...]

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