Category: 2011

Is there any online/offline mindmapping program with relational data, any media, ease of use, and beautiful interface? Concept mapping versus topic maps and mind mapping http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_mapping#Concept_mapping_versus_topic_maps_and_mind_mapping List of concept mapping and mind mapping…

What is a good SaaS for Identity Verification? I just ran across “Ping Identity Corporation” [1] the other day while researching the fate of the former Jabber.com (acquired by Cisco.com). It seems…

How do I incorporate chat into my mobile app? Chat means one thing to me, XMPP. I would encourage you to look into Voxeo IMified at http://imified.com . I really don’t think…

How many people use Yahoo! Pipes? Just a quick google shows about 750,000 results for site:pipes.yahoo.com http://www.google.com/search?q=site:pipes.yahoo.com I think there could reasonably be around three quarters of a million pipes created. I…

What traits should the ideal chatbot authoring language have? Gary, as you probably know, there’s been a lot of talk on Robitron and the Chatbots.org AIZone about Bruce Wilcox’s ChatScript (versus AIML)….

What is the outlook for voice search? This is a hot topic now, and a lot is being written about it. I work with speech recognition in conversational agents, and can tell…

How does Datasift compare to Yahoo! Pipes? I’ve just begun Alpha testing DataSift, and its not yet clear to me what I can do with DataSift that I’m not already doing with…

What’s missing in the online travel space? The holy grail of travel technology… the artificially intelligent, robotic travel agent, as smart or smarter than the average professional travel agent today. Smartphone apps…

What are the best personal assistant apps on the iPhone? Siri – The Personal Assistant on your Phone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpjpVAB06O4 Monica iPhone Application Full Demo – Your Virtual Assistant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEaWV73B_zQ Meet Alfred, your personal…