Comments on: What’s new for me: Hunch

By: Dina Padilla

Dina Padilla — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:56:19 +0000

Where would one go to give papers to show the global financial meltdown?

By: International consults

International consults — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:20:22 +0000

Hunch personalizes the internet by helping you share and discover great recommendations about all sorts of topics.
Hunch’s ambitious mission is to build a ‘Taste Graph’ of the entire web, connecting every person on the web with their affinity for anything, from books to electronic gadgets to fashion or vacation spots. Hunch is at the forefront of combining algorithmic machine learning with user-curated content, with the goal of providing better recommendations for everyone.

But, there is no other start up focused on social media?

By: jack turso

jack turso — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:53:52 +0000

jimmy..love the movies but why does amc have so many ads and comm’l cuts during a two hour movie that lasts three hours? Every 10 minutes an ad..Please advise.
Jack Turso

By: Carl Wimmer

Carl Wimmer — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:48:08 +0000

JW:

Machine derived answers are not “done” by just talking about Search. Search cannot work with the fragments of knowledge inside a document or other container.

Computation (both Wolfram Alpha and IBM Watson fall into this category) is a second great category but Wikipedia is all containers and without an adapter the knowledge inside WP stays locked there.

Further the answers from computation are determined. That means that there is one right answer to each question and not a lot of discussion needed, other than to say “wow” if the answer is interesting.

There is a third category of machine derived answers and that is from correlation. A correlation engine would decompose the 3.5 million English resources into its constituent fragments (about 1.6 billion) and allow a user to pose a complex query (two or more vectors of significance – semantically disjunct, of course) and have the correlation engine deliver a complete set of assertions which connect the origin to the destination.

The answers from a correlation are, of course, perfect for further discussion because the set of assertions is not vetted by the machine for truth or accuracy. That is left to human operator.

Since the assertions can range from the absurd to the profound, correlation derived answers are perfect for further discussion in a social setting.

Carl Wimmer

By: IrishGirl

IrishGirl — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:54:26 +0000

Dear Jimbo I LOVE you! I’m a huge fan and hope to meet you some day! <3

Thanks for maintaining this insightful blog! Oh and I'm a female wiki editor! :)

By: Bryan Wagner

Bryan Wagner — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 04:41:08 +0000

I often tell my friends and colleagues that Wikipedia is in my opinion the absolute greatest achievement of humanity of all time, in any context. That the collective knowledge of humanity could be shared, made redundant, and be made freely and publicly available to all cultures is nothing short of giving our species an opportunity to rise above differences, government, war, and misfortune such that something greater than our present condition can be achieved through human innovation. It is my utmost passionate disposition that knowledge, above all else, leads to the highest levels of human fulfilment while providing the opportunity for solving the world’s problems. Lately, I’ve been dreaming of the idea of a “Wikipedia Day”, where young students could showcase, via posters and expositions in a fair-like environment, subjects or topics that they’ve learned on Wikipedia. The goal of the event would be to fund-raise for WIkipedia’s efforts, encourage self-discovery and personal education, and promote the spirit of freedom of information and knowledge. I may not have the resources to realize such an event myself, but perhaps someone would carry the torch on this most beneficial concept. Cheers!

By: Jenifer

Jenifer — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:50:58 +0000

Hey Jimmy :)
I’d just like to say that I support your wonderful site. I think it’s fantastic ! Thank you for creating
Wikipedia for the world to utilize and enjoy. I frequent your site on a daily basis. I’m of the genX demographic of the general population.
Since 2001 the web has progressed for the better by the culivation of your creation. It’s the first app I downloaded for my iPhone. The time I’ve spent on Wiki is only surpassed by my joy of finding myself a most formidable and comfortable home in cyberspace. Jimmy Wales
you are an example of what the world needs more of,” a visionary of tomorrow on a Monday.”
You Sir are brilliant ! Thank you for all you do.

Sincerely

Jenifer Wong

By: nyfyn

nyfyn — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 23:02:42 +0000

While hunting for the address information for my donation to Wikipedia Foundation for 2009, I found your school information.
War-Tide!!

By: Francesco Filippi

Francesco Filippi — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:43:02 +0000

Hi Jimmy! Thanks!
Francesco Filippi (Milan, Italy)

By: Rodrigo Rosa

Rodrigo Rosa — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:51:02 +0000

Hello, Mr Wales:

I am Rodrigo, and I am from Brazil.
First of all, I´d like to THANK YOU for creating this wonderful ‘tool’: the GREAT Wikipedia!
I made lots of searches (and still make!) there…
Well, about the ‘donation’: I agree, it´s important (I even tried to ‘help’ too!).
That´s it. One more time, thanks for that HELPFUL issue!

Lots of luck,
Rodrigo O Rosa (Porto Alegre Brazil)