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Everyone, Please Meet BookLamp.org. BookLamp, Everyone. Play Friendly. :)
via Can Google Hear Me - Trying to get Google's attention through the Internet by (author unknown) on March 09, 2008
After staying awake for literally every hour of the last 24 working on the launch, Paul and I had a hard time coming up with a grandiose title for what amounts to the heart and soul of this blog: the idea.So, with little fanfare, I'd like to introduce you to BookLamp.org.I won't publish the video here, but there's a link, and I'd like you to go to it, watch the video, then sign up on the forums there and get ready to help us decide our next move. http://beta.booklamp.orgBookLamp is a system for matching readers to books based on a full-text analysis of writing style, similar to how Pandora.com matches music lovers to new music. When you watch the video and play with the interface, examine the graphs, you'll begin to understand the depths of the data we're able to mine from a full text novel. You can see how the technology works, combining full-text analysis with self-learning systems to produce one of the most advanced book analysis systems in the world... we hope. :)This approach allows book search programs to utilize the full text of a book in ways far beyond traditional keyword analysis or socially driven networks. At least that's the idea - you'll have to judge for yourself if we're onto something worthwhile.Over the next few days, we'll be introducing different aspects of BookLamp, such as the Publisher's Project, the application that I think is both the most creative, and the most likely to change how the industry works.But we'll see. It's possible this project will be a blip on the radar. It's also possible it could be something more. Please let us know what you think - I'm deeply, deeply curious to hear your thoughts. :)And no matter what - whether you like the idea or not - thank you again to the thousands and thousands of people that have sent us good luck e-mails over this last year.Partly because of your good will, this project is still fun. :)Aaron Stantonaaron@cangooglehearme.com
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