Wolfram Alpha

Those show that people are trying to use Wolfram Alpha for complicated things like comparing the economies of two countries.

And two, even if you know which planes are in the sky, radar data is delayed, so Wolfram Alpha has to project a plane's course.

First, he said, it has to "pass a test" with "serious users" - by which he means academics and computational users.

Wolfram Alpha will show plenty of financial data that's easy to find on sites such as Yahoo Finance, but it goes a few steps beyond, too.

Wolfram Alpha will show you when the next solar eclipse will arrive over San Francisco and when the last one occurred.

And perhaps most importantly, will Wolfram Alpha be able to effectively use advertising to power its future growth?

But traffic to Wolfram Alpha is in the millions of visits per day, according to Wolfram, and the company is "slightly profitable. "

Wolfram|Alpha has a search engine-like interface, allowing you to type natural language statements into it.

Sadly, though, not all data is free and Wolfram Alpha has to pay if it wants to include some databases.

Another thing to like about Wolfram Alpha is that its developers, including Mr. Wolfram himself, had a keen sense of humor.

Obviously, the team behind Wolfram Alpha will also continue to add more data across an every-growing number of knowledge domains.

A final caution is to avoid judging Wolfram Alpha too early when it comes to comparisons with Wikipedia and Google.

"My life consists of watching all the new domains being put into Wolfram Alpha, " Wolfram said.

Less than three years ago, Dr. Wolfram created a new kind of search engine, called Wolfram Alpha.

Wolfram Alpha's team is now 200 strong, a mix of programmers, linguistic curators and subject-matter experts.

Russell Foltz-Smith said that Wolfram|Alpha could be used to automatically generate problem sets for students, and then research those sets.

In addition to uploading data, Wolfram Alpha will soon make it easier for users to download data to use in presentations.

For an example of an API that's free, but not necessarily open, check out our analysis of the Wolfram Alpha API.

The text understanding of Wolfram Alpha has advanced steadily, with hundreds of subject domains added.

At first I wondered if Wolfram Alpha had some poorly scrubbed data or the Red Sox had a couple hard years in the last few decades.

Microsoft will acquire Wolfram|Alpha and Bing will continue to make small gains in the search market.

Wolfram Alpha will show you lots of data beyond just the regular current temperature and forecasts.

Now, with Wolfram Alpha, you'll get a straightforward answer.

Ever since Wolfram|Alpha's much hyped launch in May, we've been tracking this innovative product closely.

Even now there is still confusion about what Wolfram|Alpha is and what its main use cases will be.

The long-term challenge for Wolfram Alpha is getting more and more datasets into the system.

Type in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy showtimes, " and Wolfram Alpha delivers the schedule for local theaters.

Serious math students, though, remain among Wolfram Alpha's most avid users.

The new version of Wolfram Alpha arrives Wednesday afternoon.

The latest version includes support for Wolfram Alpha, too.

Have you already fallen in love with the computational knowledge engine, better known as Wolfram Alpha?

In addition, the Wolfram Alpha team and volunteers also check for anomalies in the data they receive.

Then, of course, there is Wolfram|Alpha, the net's algorithimic genius that the tech press is agog over.

The question now, however, is how to get more users and how to bring Wolfram Alpha to more users through more channels.

In 2009 we're seeing more products based on open, structured data e. g. Wolfram Alpha.