Solr is the most popular, fast and reliable open source enterprise search platform from the Apache Luene project. Among many other features, we love its powerful full-text search, hit highlighting, faceted search, and near real-time indexing. &nb...
Solr is the most popular, fast and reliable open source enterprise search platform from the Apache Luene project. Among many other features, we love its powerful full-text search, hit highlighting, faceted search, and near real-time indexing. &nb...
Having recently returned from a trip to Kauai where I used my beach search engine with middling success, I've now got a few updates out on the site. Firstly, there is a full map showing either all the beaches in...
I've written recently about building a perfect beach search engine. Here is a brief example of using the site. Let's imagine you want to find a beach that offers snorkeling, but you want to find one that is shallow because...
Currently, as I've mentioned in previous posts, beaches are a strangely under-served segment of the local search space. Searches on Google and Bing for beaches are fielded by entities such as resorts and restaurants that happen to be matches for...
Many papers have noted the challenges associated with assigning function to non-coding genetic variation, and since the majority of GWAS hits for common traits are non-coding, resources for providing some mechanism for these associations are desperatel...
[I work at Microsoft where I work on projects that drive data quality in our local search experiences on Bing and other clients.] Most of the civilized world, by this time, has heard about Apple's fumble with their new mapping...
We will soon be embarking on a short trip to Hawai'i. Naturally, I'm turning to search engines to find out about the best beaches to go to. However, it turns out that this simple problem - where to go on...
A colleague brought to my attention a post on the influential search blog Search Engine Land which makes claims about the quality of local data found on search engines and local verticals: Yellow Pages Sites Beat Google In Local Data...
