Comments on: What is Wolfram|Alpha http://www.zu.com/live/2009/05/ideas/technology/what-is-wolfram-alpha/ blog, ideas, interactive, life Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:50:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Shane http://www.zu.com/live/2009/05/ideas/technology/what-is-wolfram-alpha/comment-page-1/#comment-15448 Shane Fri, 22 May 2009 16:24:31 +0000 http://www.zu.com/blog/?p=175#comment-15448 Thanks for the extra links, Joey. I might have to add Gizmodo back to my feed list after reading that article. Thanks for the extra links, Joey. I might have to add Gizmodo back to my feed list after reading that article.

]]> By: Johannes http://www.zu.com/live/2009/05/ideas/technology/what-is-wolfram-alpha/comment-page-1/#comment-15445 Johannes Fri, 22 May 2009 15:43:15 +0000 http://www.zu.com/blog/?p=175#comment-15445 I agree, I wasn't impressed with the overhype followed by the hating. Most of the hate for Wolfram|Alpha come from people that say "it doesn't work". Clearly those people don't understand what this knowledge engine is meant to do. Insightful articles (kidding...) like Gawker's ValleyWag is an example of people that either don't know what to do with the data, have no need for a knowledge base deeper than wikipedia or simply don't understand. http://gawker.com/5259611/wake-us-when-wolfram-alpha-can-solve-an-actual-problem Gizmodo corrects this problem by identifying the real meaning behind Wolfram|Alpha. http://gizmodo.com/5264430/wolfram-alpha-hated-sure-but-ridiculously-useful I agree, I wasn’t impressed with the overhype followed by the hating. Most of the hate for Wolfram|Alpha come from people that say “it doesn’t work”. Clearly those people don’t understand what this knowledge engine is meant to do.

Insightful articles (kidding…) like Gawker’s ValleyWag is an example of people that either don’t know what to do with the data, have no need for a knowledge base deeper than wikipedia or simply don’t understand. http://gawker.com/5259611/wake-us-when-wolfram-alpha-can-solve-an-actual-problem

Gizmodo corrects this problem by identifying the real meaning behind Wolfram|Alpha. http://gizmodo.com/5264430/wolfram-alpha-hated-sure-but-ridiculously-useful

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