Daniel Tunkelang

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A Practical Rant about Software Patents

Given the controversial content of this post, I’d like to remind readers…

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Reflecting on 2010: Searching for Answers

Yes, it’s that time of year when we take a moment to…

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Giving Thanks as an Information Scientist

As a first-generation American who is married to a card-carrying Native American,…

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A Question of User Expectations

Ideally, a search engine would read the user’s mind. Shy of that,…

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Search with Slashtags: Taking Blekko Out for a Spin

If you’re a search engine junkie like me, you’ve probably heard about…

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Why Questions are Becoming More and More Popular in the Social Realm

Yahoo! Answers and Answers.com have been around since 2005.

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Why Can’t We Just Use Prediction Markets?

Prediction markets were all the rage a few years ago, two of…

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Are Links A Distraction?

Eric Andersen called my attention to a post by Nick Carr entitled…

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