Back in August, Search Perspective reported that Bing had cut a deal to incorporate Wolfram Alpha’s content into its search results. This week, Bing announced that, over the next couple days, it will begin to roll out these changes with a focus on nutritional information and mathematics. Read the full article…
Archive for Wolfram Alpha
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Bing Rolls Out Wolfram Alpha Integration
Jacob Ciha
12Nov
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Bing Likely to Incorporate WolframAlpha Content
LeAnn Hoksch
WolframAlpha, a service that upon launch was labeled a “Google killer,” has reportedly reached a deal with Microsoft, reports MediaPost.
Per the deal, which was not officially confirmed by either party, WolframAlpha will port some of its hailed scientific and mathematical computational content to Microsoft’s Bing search engine, which is currently enjoying new-contender popularity. Spokesman John Ekizian of WolframAlpha also suggested the liaison would not forbid them from making licensing deals with other major search engines, including Google. Read the full article…
25Aug
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Wolfram Alpha: Not the Next Google
Quinn Sheek
There has been a lot of discussion around the Wolfram Alpha “fact engine” lately, especially since its official launch on May 18th. Several people are making the mistake of trying to use the new Wolfram Alpha engine as if it were a search engine such as Google or Yahoo. In reality, the Wolfram Alpha engine is in a completely different category than traditional search engines.
26May
