Topic
Algorithms
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Food Safety News
Letter From the Editor: Algorithms and Analytics
By Dan Flynn
Most people probably don’t buy more than about one refrigerator every decade or so. This past summer, for reasons too long to explain, I bought a couple of big ones…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
The New Speech
The title of this post comes from this fascinating article inquiring into the potential for First Amendment challenges as technological developments produce new speech platforms. Here's the abstract: Could the government…
The Ethical Investigator
How to Make Google Smarter
“Google has become a jungle” says The Wall Street Journal. After coming under widespread attack regarding the relevancy of its search results, it’s now common knowledge that Google searches often bring…
The Faculty Lounge
Fooled By Randomness
No, not the Nicholas Taleb book – Madoff’s investors and the SEC. From Ashby Jones, two computer programmers for Madoff’s former operation were arrested and charged Friday with creating computer…
The Rainmaker Blog
Understanding the Algorithm
In Friday’s post, Jennifer Horowitz, Director of Marketing for www.EcomBuffet.com, opened a discussion of Understanding SEO and how it can help your legal practice. Today’s post concludes her thoughts on…
Legal Profession Blog
Algorithms and Analogies
Posted by Jeff LipshawIt's always interesting when something you are studying is the subject of popular commentary. The New York Times "Week in Review" today has an article on algorithms…
The Trademark Blog
Analysis of Google Patent To Determine Relevancy
An article from wwwcoder.com discussing a patent application recently filed by Google reportedly covering part of its relevancy algorithm. The author draws the following conclusions as to how Google determines…