Inference Engine
One of the things that internet/web enables is to make low-cost data collection and analysis mostly a computational question. Add in the idea of "wisdom of crowd", then you have the making of PARC's inference engine technology - if you would allow for a gross simplification.
What the inference engine is good at is to identify items that may be linked in ways that is not always obvious. My favorite example is how the inference engine easily cracked the heavily redacted story on the location of a CIA agent's first assignment in How to catch a spy.
Web Chatters
But the same technique can also be used to identify emerging trends (chatters) on a specific topic. So, I used the Inference Engine to look at the top terms associated with the Sonia Sotomayor's nomination process to the US Supreme Court at Sotomayor Web Chatter Index.
And, indeed, it is interesting to see what are the top ranking terms associated with that process and how it points to specific concepts that come in and out of favor in the web crowd.
Private Corpus
Finally, it may be worth noting that the same technique can also be applied to data corpus beyond the visible internet. For example, eDiscovery in legal proceeding is a space where this capability would be very helpful by expanding beyond simple keyword search to a more nuanced understanding of how information linked to each other.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Sotomayor Web Chatter Index - Week 12
New items and faded topics
The term "111th" which refers to the fact that Justice Sotomayor is the 111th for the Supreme Court, continued its appearance in the top 20.
For the first time, "Malesko" and "Alito" both showed up in all three rankings. Would this presage the basis for the first analysis of the Supreme Court once she is sworn in and decisions are rendered?
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
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The term "111th" which refers to the fact that Justice Sotomayor is the 111th for the Supreme Court, continued its appearance in the top 20.
For the first time, "Malesko" and "Alito" both showed up in all three rankings. Would this presage the basis for the first analysis of the Supreme Court once she is sworn in and decisions are rendered?
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
| Yahoo | Microsoft | |
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sonija leval sotomyaor judgeship rulings 111th stating sotomayor coxe gurfein gop malesko judging 68-31 chin ginsburg ruled eight legislator alito | sotomyaor sotomayor sonia souter malesko mcmahon destefano bronxdale alito ginsburg hispanic scotus nominee scotusblog supreme scalia hearings morgenthau 111th allowing | sotomayor alito scotus moynihan obama statehood souter 111th rulings destefano retiring scalia stating legislator ginsburg malesko cabranes scotusblog mahoney rendell |
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Sotomayor Web Chatter Index - Week 11
Confirmed to the US Supreme Court
By a vote of 68-31, Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed as a Supreme Court justice on August 6th, 2009.
New items and faded topics
All the usual suspects such as "nlj (National Law Journal)", Foxnews, and "wsj.com" dropped off the top 20 list.
The new term that is making a rapid ascend is the term "111th" which, in case you missed the news, Justice Sotomayor is the 111th for the supreme court.
Next week, we will have the final installment on the top 20 analyses.
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
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By a vote of 68-31, Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed as a Supreme Court justice on August 6th, 2009.
New items and faded topics
All the usual suspects such as "nlj (National Law Journal)", Foxnews, and "wsj.com" dropped off the top 20 list.
The new term that is making a rapid ascend is the term "111th" which, in case you missed the news, Justice Sotomayor is the 111th for the supreme court.
Next week, we will have the final installment on the top 20 analyses.
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
| Yahoo | Microsoft | |
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sotomyaor stating sotomayor rulings sonia faced sued assail baer gop coxe 111th gurfein meant approval involving judging â nominees murders | sotomyaor sotomayor sonia souter malesko judgepedia mcmahon destefano bronxdale alito scotus ginsburg scotusblog nominee hispanic supreme judgeship hearings morgenthau tasini | alito sotomayor obamaâ scotus moynihan obama statehood 111th souter scotusblog retiring destefano malesko legislator politico cabranes noting mahoney stating judgeship |
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Sotomayor Web Chatter Index - Week 10
Senate Confirmation Debate
Now that the Senate Judiciary Committee has endorsed the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, the nomination is now in the full Senate for debate.
New items and faded topics
The term "nlj (National Law Journal)" and its sister term "pubarticlenlj.jsp" have kept up its ranking. As a matter of a fact, it shot up to #1 in one of the engine results.
Foxnews has quickly lost its top 20 ranking while "wsj.com" continues to assert its relevance to this discussion. Also appearing for the first time is the term "Barack" and debuting as #1 no less. Similarly, "conservatives" made its top 20 appearance.
Finally, the term "dissented" which appeared in the top 20 last week kept its position this week.
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
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Now that the Senate Judiciary Committee has endorsed the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, the nomination is now in the full Senate for debate.
New items and faded topics
The term "nlj (National Law Journal)" and its sister term "pubarticlenlj.jsp" have kept up its ranking. As a matter of a fact, it shot up to #1 in one of the engine results.
Foxnews has quickly lost its top 20 ranking while "wsj.com" continues to assert its relevance to this discussion. Also appearing for the first time is the term "Barack" and debuting as #1 no less. Similarly, "conservatives" made its top 20 appearance.
Finally, the term "dissented" which appeared in the top 20 last week kept its position this week.
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
| Yahoo | Microsoft | |
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justices stating cityâ rulings dissented sotomayor sotomayorâ questioning proceedings defenses nominees malesko krimstock â supporting issued ended nearly senator supreme | nlj sotomayor sotomayorâ krimstock sonia malesko souter pubarticlenlj.jsp destefano ginsburg scotusblog nominee hispanic judgeship supreme judgepedia hostednews jury hearings leahy | barack sotomayor moynihan statehood obama leahy souter cuomo destefano cabranes scotusblog online.wsj.com ginsburg conservatives affirmative prosecutor stating nlj rulings politico |
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Sotomayor Web Chatter Index - Week 9
Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmation
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted, 13 to 6, today to endorse the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor
New items and faded topics
The term "nlj" which refers to "National Law Journal", has kept up its ranking and added a related term "pubarticlenlj.jsp" "judgepedia" - a wiki on judges - kept its place.
Foxnews has come back with a vagence as #3 on Google. On the other hand, Washingtonpost.com disappeared from the top 20 ranking. "wsj.com" continues to do well losing one notch, edged out by "Obama" on Microsoft ranking.
Also interesting is to see the term "dissented" in the top 20. We will see if it would stay next week.
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted, 13 to 6, today to endorse the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor
New items and faded topics
The term "nlj" which refers to "National Law Journal", has kept up its ranking and added a related term "pubarticlenlj.jsp" "judgepedia" - a wiki on judges - kept its place.
Foxnews has come back with a vagence as #3 on Google. On the other hand, Washingtonpost.com disappeared from the top 20 ranking. "wsj.com" continues to do well losing one notch, edged out by "Obama" on Microsoft ranking.
Also interesting is to see the term "dissented" in the top 20. We will see if it would stay next week.
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
| Yahoo | Microsoft | |
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justices www.foxnews.com sotomayorâ rulings cityâ dissented judiciary defenses sotomayor courts americans souter malesko hearings â senators circumstances krimstock issued reversal | sonia sotomayorâ sotomayor souter destefano krimstock nominee ginsburg nlj hearings morgenthau judgepedia tasini leahy judiciary malesko cuomo judgeship supreme justices | sotomayor statehood moynihan obama leahy online.wsj.com nlj souter destefano cuomo stating rulings ginsburg cabranes republicans prosecutor affirmative pubarticlenlj.jsp politico gained |
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Sotomayor Web Chatter Index - Week 8
Confirmation Hearing
With the confirmation hearing done, it is interesting to see how the discussion has shifted into some factual and some "speculative" terms.
New items and faded topics
"judgepedia" - a wiki on judges - kept its place. It is also joined by the term "nlj" which refers to "National Law Journal"
Foxnews has completely dropped off from the top 20 rankings after being highly ranked for most weeks. Interesting to see Washingtonpost.com making a come back - I wonder if it is a reflection that now the denizens inside the Washington DC Beltway are doing most of the chattering. As for wsj.com's come back, do you have any thoughts?
Also interesting is to see the term "unanimous" in the top 20 which does seem to reflect the mainstream media's consensus on her confirmation.
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
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With the confirmation hearing done, it is interesting to see how the discussion has shifted into some factual and some "speculative" terms.
New items and faded topics
"judgepedia" - a wiki on judges - kept its place. It is also joined by the term "nlj" which refers to "National Law Journal"
Foxnews has completely dropped off from the top 20 rankings after being highly ranked for most weeks. Interesting to see Washingtonpost.com making a come back - I wonder if it is a reflection that now the denizens inside the Washington DC Beltway are doing most of the chattering. As for wsj.com's come back, do you have any thoughts?
Also interesting is to see the term "unanimous" in the top 20 which does seem to reflect the mainstream media's consensus on her confirmation.
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
| Yahoo | Microsoft | |
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justices repeatedly stating americans sotomayor questioning judiciary dissented reversing helped defenses lawyers nyt â cityâ souter www.washingtonpost.com saying became unconstitutional | sotomayorâ sotomayor sonia souter krimstock ginsburg nominee judgepedia nlj morgenthau tasini cuomo hearings leahy judgeship supreme justices judiciary republicans hispanic | sotomayor moynihan statehood online.wsj.com obama nlj souter banc cuomo leahy rulings politico gop stating reversals ginsburg prosecutor unanimous affirmative cabranes |
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Sotomayor Web Chatter Index - Week 7
Confirmation Hearing
Now that the confirmation hearing for Ms Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the US Supreme Court has started, I am curious to see how the chatter profile would change.
New items and faded topics
"Litigator" did not have the staying power to remain in the top 20. "Firefighters" is also waning. The new entrant to the top ranking is "judgepedia" - a wiki on judges, did not know one existed.
Foxnews has dropped in rankings after being highly ranked for most weeks. Would it come a come back now that the confirmation hearing is now?
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
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Now that the confirmation hearing for Ms Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the US Supreme Court has started, I am curious to see how the chatter profile would change.
New items and faded topics
"Litigator" did not have the staying power to remain in the top 20. "Firefighters" is also waning. The new entrant to the top ranking is "judgepedia" - a wiki on judges, did not know one existed.
Foxnews has dropped in rankings after being highly ranked for most weeks. Would it come a come back now that the confirmation hearing is now?
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
| Yahoo | Microsoft | |
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senators esquire judiciary www.foxnews.com jury sotomayorâ reversing senator ruled dissented courts sotomayor reversal sued rulings nominated attorney married belief securities | sotomayorâ sotomayor sonia souter gillibrand krimstock ginsburg schumer judgepedia nominee cuomo judgeship justices morgenthau supreme leahy cabranes firefighters www.foxnews.com republicans | sotomayor gillibrand obama schumer moynihan souter cuomo rulings centrist reversals politico gop republicans leahy ginsburg firefighter prosecutor mahoney cabranes affirmative |
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Sotomayor Web Chatter Index - Week 7
New items and faded topics
Firefighters made the top 20 list this week. Litigator also made the top 20. Two timely entries on the current discussion. We will see how long they last.
As noted last week, "racist" made an appearance. It disappeared this week and "centrist" actually made its appearance. Gingrich completely dropped off in all three results. Also interesting to note that Foxnews dropped significantly in one of the rankings.
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
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Firefighters made the top 20 list this week. Litigator also made the top 20. Two timely entries on the current discussion. We will see how long they last.
As noted last week, "racist" made an appearance. It disappeared this week and "centrist" actually made its appearance. Gingrich completely dropped off in all three results. Also interesting to note that Foxnews dropped significantly in one of the rankings.
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
| Yahoo | Microsoft | |
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rulings www.foxnews.com dissented sotomayorâ sotomayor souter litigator questioning nominees krimstock proceedings republicans defenses â cityâ ended res judges reversing efforts | sotomayor sotomayorâ sonia souter krimstock schumer ginsburg nominee cuomo judgeship justices supreme cabranes judgepedia biden firefighters hispanic republicans www.foxnews.com leahy | sotomayor schumer obama moynihan souter cuomo rulings gop centrist republicans politico reversals cabranes ginsburg firefighters prosecutor leahy affirmative litigator nominees |
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Sotomayor Web Chatter Index - Week 6
New items and faded topics
Jarring but interesting to see that "racist" made the top 20 this week. Palin also vaulted to into the top 20 this week. Letterman made a come back to the top 20.
As noted last week, CNN indeed dropped off the list as suspected. Nightline probably did a program on this topic so it made the top 20, we will see if it stays next week. And, finally, instead of making a run for the top spot that Foxnews occupies, Gingrich lost ranking in all three results. It may be time for him to say a few new things.
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
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Jarring but interesting to see that "racist" made the top 20 this week. Palin also vaulted to into the top 20 this week. Letterman made a come back to the top 20.
As noted last week, CNN indeed dropped off the list as suspected. Nightline probably did a program on this topic so it made the top 20, we will see if it stays next week. And, finally, instead of making a run for the top spot that Foxnews occupies, Gingrich lost ranking in all three results. It may be time for him to say a few new things.
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
| Yahoo | Microsoft | |
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sotomayorhtml www.foxnews.com justices sotomayorâ courts nominees facility concerns serving issued cityâ ended ricans served moved rican hearings filed krimstock sotomayor | www.foxnews.com sotomayor sotomayorâ sonia souter online.wsj.com scotus scotusblog gillibrand gingrich nominee judgeship schumer ginsburg supreme justices krimstock nomination hispanic racist | scotus palin gillibrand gingrich schumer obama scotusblog justices gop souter rulings politico republicans nominee cuomo blotter sotomayor nightline letterman unanimous |
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Sotomayor Web Chatter Index - Week 5
New items and faded topics
"Gingrich" is mounting a come back. It has gone up a bit on the ranking in both Yahoo and Microsoft and is just one place shy of making it into the top 20 for the Google result. Interesting to see CNN popping up high in the Yahoo result; I wonder if it will fade next week. Even more interesting, Google show up in the top 20 for Yahoo results. Not sure what is the explanation on that one.
www.foxnews.com retained its #1 ranking in two of the three search engines. I don't suppose Gingrich would make a run for the #1 spot?
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
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"Gingrich" is mounting a come back. It has gone up a bit on the ranking in both Yahoo and Microsoft and is just one place shy of making it into the top 20 for the Google result. Interesting to see CNN popping up high in the Yahoo result; I wonder if it will fade next week. Even more interesting, Google show up in the top 20 for Yahoo results. Not sure what is the explanation on that one.
www.foxnews.com retained its #1 ranking in two of the three search engines. I don't suppose Gingrich would make a run for the #1 spot?
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine used in this analysis, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
| Yahoo | Microsoft | |
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www.foxnews.com justices rulings defenses sotomayorâ questioning dissented nominees sotomayor circumstances schumer fourth krimstock souter cityâ ended activist judges efforts rican | www.foxnews.com sotomayor sotomayorâ www.cnn.com sonia souter www.newsday.com gingrich nominee schumer ginsburg judgeship nlj cuomo krimstock supreme justices www.google.com hispanic republicans | schumer gingrich justices obama gop souter defenses cuomo sotomayor republicans rulings democrats nominee politico leahy moynihan centrist reversals princetonian prosecutor |
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Sotomayor Web Chatter Index - Week 4
New items and faded topics
Meteor rise of "Gingrich" had an equally hasty retreat on Google. #1 last week and #30 this week. The interesting new entrant for this week is Letterman of the TV talk show fame. Do you think that is the amount of time it takes for Letterman's writers to come up with a good line on this topic?
www.foxnews.com keeps coming back up. I suppose this confirms its position as the voice of the opposition to her nomination.
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
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Meteor rise of "Gingrich" had an equally hasty retreat on Google. #1 last week and #30 this week. The interesting new entrant for this week is Letterman of the TV talk show fame. Do you think that is the amount of time it takes for Letterman's writers to come up with a good line on this topic?
www.foxnews.com keeps coming back up. I suppose this confirms its position as the voice of the opposition to her nomination.
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
| Yahoo | Microsoft | |
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sotomayorhtml www.foxnews.com justices sotomayorâ courts nominees facility concerns serving issued cityâ ended ricans served moved rican hearings filed krimstock sotomayor | www.foxnews.com sotomayor sotomayorâ sonia souter online.wsj.com scotus scotusblog gillibrand gingrich nominee judgeship schumer ginsburg supreme justices krimstock nomination hispanic racist | scotus palin gillibrand gingrich schumer obama scotusblog justices gop souter rulings politico republicans nominee cuomo blotter sotomayor nightline letterman unanimous |
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Sotomayor Web Chatter Index - Week 3
New items and faded topics
It is interesting to see how the three search engines find relevant. The new item that caught my eye for this week was the word "Gingrich" which was not in the top 20 from the prior weeks. This week, it showed up as top 20 in all three.
On the other hand, "www.huffingtonpost.com" completely disappeared in the result; not just the top 20 but the top 1,000 entries. I wonder if this means that www.huffingtonpost.com's voice is being overwhelmed?
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
It is interesting to see how the three search engines find relevant. The new item that caught my eye for this week was the word "Gingrich" which was not in the top 20 from the prior weeks. This week, it showed up as top 20 in all three.
On the other hand, "www.huffingtonpost.com" completely disappeared in the result; not just the top 20 but the top 1,000 entries. I wonder if this means that www.huffingtonpost.com's voice is being overwhelmed?
More on the results
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
| Yahoo | Microsoft | |
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gingrich sotomayorhtml rulings judges questioning nominees malesko americans proceedings sotomayor sotomayorâ matters ricans helped upheld princetonian issued correctional criticized aspects | www.foxnews.com sonia sotomayorâ sotomayor souter online.wsj.com www.newsday.com scotusblog granholm gillibrand malesko gingrich nominee schumer ginsburg supreme judgeship justices krimstock upheld | schumer gillibrand granholm obama justices hispanics gingrich correctional scotusblog republicans gop souter rulings politico nominee judgeship racist centrist leahy reversals |
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Sotomayor Web Chatter Index - Week 2
Yahoo vs. Google
It is always interesting to compare the results. While I expect the results to converge on the topic over time, it seems that we are still in the early stage in this discussion.
What is particularly interesting is to see Yahoo seems to list more news outlet as a key term than Google. On the other hand, the ranking of the news outlet is different between the two.
Notes, Technical and Otherwise
I was having some technical difficult generating data from Microsoft's Live Search. Hope to get it fixed in time for next week's queries.
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Update: 2009-06-03
Thanks to the technology team, Microsoft results were collected and added to this list.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
It is always interesting to compare the results. While I expect the results to converge on the topic over time, it seems that we are still in the early stage in this discussion.
What is particularly interesting is to see Yahoo seems to list more news outlet as a key term than Google. On the other hand, the ranking of the news outlet is different between the two.
Notes, Technical and Otherwise
I was having some technical difficult generating data from Microsoft's Live Search. Hope to get it fixed in time for next week's queries.
A reminder, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine, please let me know at yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com.
Update: 2009-06-03
Thanks to the technology team, Microsoft results were collected and added to this list.
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
| Yahoo | Microsoft | |
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democrats www.huffingtonpost.com ruled sotomayor www.foxnews.com hispanics americans courts lawyers seeks granholm died upheld questioning doctor dissented nation souter helped sotomayorâ | sotomayorâ sotomayor www.foxnews.com sonia souter www.newsday.com nominee upheld malesko www.huffingtonpost.com justices granholm ginsburg supreme gillibrand krimstock hispanic nomination judgeship claret | schumer obama granholm hispanics justices correctional gillibrand republicans gop rulings souter centrist unanimous upheld nominee reversals leahy www.huffingtonpost.com reversed |
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Sotomayor Web Chatter Index
Catching Sonia Sotomayor
As you may recall from the How to catch a spy entry, PARC has developed a technology that can automatically infer what are the relevant words to a particular topic.
It was announced earlier today that Ms Sotomayor had been nominated for an appointment to the US Supreme Court. I thought it would be interesting to run a regular scan of the web chatter to find out what are the words that web-tizens consider relevant to Ms Sotomayor.
Notes, Technical and Otherwise
This is based on results from three of the most popular search engines - Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. As a technology geek, it is interesting to see how different engines deal with the same data corpus from the internet.
Before going into the actual results, it is also worth noting that since this is literally day one of the web chatter, there is likely to be some divergence on the results. I would speculate that the results would converge over time, but we shall find out!
Finally, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine, please let me know at "yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com"
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
As you may recall from the How to catch a spy entry, PARC has developed a technology that can automatically infer what are the relevant words to a particular topic.
It was announced earlier today that Ms Sotomayor had been nominated for an appointment to the US Supreme Court. I thought it would be interesting to run a regular scan of the web chatter to find out what are the words that web-tizens consider relevant to Ms Sotomayor.
Notes, Technical and Otherwise
This is based on results from three of the most popular search engines - Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. As a technology geek, it is interesting to see how different engines deal with the same data corpus from the internet.
Before going into the actual results, it is also worth noting that since this is literally day one of the web chatter, there is likely to be some divergence on the results. I would speculate that the results would converge over time, but we shall find out!
Finally, if you are interested in finding out more about the result details or the inference engine, please let me know at "yfjuan (at) parc (dot) com"
Results (top 20 terms ranked in the order of relevance with the most relevant on top)
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