New faceted search engines are emerging that promise smarter and more personalized results that take advantage of the Semantic Web. Do they deliver, and what do these engines mean for traditional search? How can obstacles such as scalability and diverse content provisioning platforms be overcome for Semantic Search to succeed?
Questions Answered:
What is the current state of Semantic Web development?
How does search work differently within the Semantic Web?
What current Semantic Search options are available?
Is Semantic Search effective on a large scale?
What kind of requirements or standards need to be adopted for Semantic Search to be effective?
How realistic is it that unstructured data providers will start structuring their data?
Will RDF be standardized?
Does extraction technology exists to create readable information from unstructured data?
What does Semantic Search mean for targeted advertising?