Data Mining Software Trawls for ‘Word Bursts’ on Internet
Computer scientist Jon Kleinberg is taking a virtual stroll down the information superhighway, surfing cyberspace for verbal megatrends. Kleinberg uses algorithms to identify sudden jumps in the use of words, offering a glimpse into the mechanics of language evolution — what makes a word hot, or not. Kleinberg’s software looks at data without being given a keyword and reports back on significant topics.
Posted under Search Engines on March 07, 2003.
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