3 posts and columns on Semantic Web

Wavii Distills Information Overload Into Plot Points

in Media on April 10 at 9:00 pm PT

Wavii tonight opens to the public an ambitious Web site and iPhone app with personalized news feeds of what’s going on in the world.
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News Byte

Zynga Names VP Neil Roseman to Head Up Seattle Office

in Commerce on March 3, 2011 at 5:50 pm PT

Zynga has hired Neil Roseman as VP in charge of building out the social gaming company’s Seattle office. Roseman, who has been serving as an independent advisor as of recently, was the former CEO of Evri, a semantic web startup funded by Paul Allen and one Amazon’s first VPs of Engineering. Roseman reports to Owen Van Natta, EVP of Business. Zynga will be looking at setting up offices in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square neighborhood.

One Fewer Ad Network: Peer39 Shuts Down “Semantic Ad Network,” Concentrating on Technology

in Media on January 6, 2009 at 11:30 am PT

I’ve yet to find anyone with a firm grip on the number of ad networks out there: 300? 400? Many more? But now there’s one fewer: Peer39, a New York- and Israel-based company, has turned off its “Semantic Ad Network” and laid off its four-person sales staff.