Posted on 12/06/2004 9:04:42 PM PST by quantim
NEW YORK (AP) — Former president Bill Clinton on Monday helped launch a new Internet search company backed by the Chinese government which says its technology uses artificial intelligence to produce better results than Google Inc.
"I hope you all make lots of money," Clinton told executives at the launch of Accoona Corp., which donated an undisclosed amount to the William J. Clinton Foundation.
The Chinese government, one of several large backers, has granted Accoona a 20-year exclusive partnership with the China Daily Information Co., the government agency that runs an official Chinese and English Web site.
The deal gives Accoona data on some 5 million Chinese companies, which Accoona sees as a lucrative opportunity as U.S. businesses seek to do business in China ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
The new company's executives include chairman Eckhard Pfeiffer, the former chief executive of Compaq Corp., and Stuart Kauder, a former business development director at online advertising company DoubleClick Inc.
Accoona takes its name from the Swahili phrase, "accoona matata," for "no worries," popularized by Disney's film, "The Lion King."
The company seeks to distinguish itself from Google, Yahoo Inc. and growing list of other search engine players by using artificial intelligence to make the results more relevant, said Pfeiffer. Unlike traditional search engines that seek specific "keyword" matches, Accoona will access Web pages that may have no exact keyword matches but are still relevant to the query, he explained.
"Accoona's artificial intelligence technology will elevate search engine performance to a new unprecedented level, allowing the most relevant search available today," Pfeiffer said.
Kill the pig. Slit it's throat. Drink it's blood.
Nothing else is relevant when we talk about krinton.
China 'blocks Google news site'
China has been accused of blocking access to Google News by the media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders.
The Paris-based pressure group said the English-language news site had been unavailable for the past 10 days.
It said the aim was to force people to use a Chinese edition of the site which, according to the watchdog, does not include critical reports.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4056255.stm
This company is probably some kind of front.
Its explanation doesn't make any sense and even has spelling grammar errors:
FAQ
What makes Accoona special?
Accoona delivers a great interactive experience to it users. The user is more involved in determining the search results to his/her query by being able to highlight and emphasize certain key words. This interactive capability, combined with the Artificial Intelligence Software technology, delivers the SuperTargeted results and significantly differentiates Accoona in the search space.
What is "SuperTargeting™"?
Accoona gives you the ability to use Artificial Intelligence technology to "SuperTarget™" your searches. "SuperTarget™" is the term used by Accoona to describe the search features that enable searchers to highlight specific terms within the search query. For more detailed information, look at the "How to SuperTarget™" section.
What is Artificial Intelligence? Accoona Artificial Intelligence is a Search Technology that understands the meaning of search queries beyond the conventional method of matching keywords. This user-friendly technology, merging online and offline information, delivers more relevant results and enhances the user experience. What is the INFO button?
Accoona is proud to make available the largest online business database available for free on the Internet. This QuickProfile database gives you information on tens of millions of companies, just by clicking on the INFO button. When you click on it, a screen will appear with that company's main contact information and other important information along with it. Never before has a large business database like this been available for free to you, the user.
How do I ""SuperTarget™"?
"SuperTargeting™" depends on sophisticated Artificial Intelligence technology but Accoona makes this feature easy to use. Accoona adds another step in which you see the words you typed in your search query appear separately with a box next to each one. All you have to do is put a check into the box that contains the most important word or words in the phrase. For more detailed information, look at the "How to SuperTarget™" section.
How does Artificial Intelligence make my search better?
Accoona's Artificial Intelligence technology makes your search better in many ways. Here are some very wonderful things it does to make your search much better:
First of all, Accoona's Artificial Intelligence uses the meaning of words to get you better searches. For example, when you type 5 keywords in a traditional search engine, you're going to get every page that has all 5 keywords, no more, no less. With Accoona's Artificial Intelligence software, which understands the meaning of the query, the user will get many additional results.
Accoona's Artificial Intelligence also "SuperTargets™" your search. For example, within a query of five keywords, Accoona artificial intelligence allows the user to highlight one keyword, and will rank the search results starting by every page where the meaning of that one keyword is more important than the meaning of the other four keywords.
Also, Accoona's Artificial Intelligence merges information from the web and the Accoona Business Information Database in real time. For example, when you go online and try to buy a new computer, instantly you will get a listing of all URLs of computer dealers. In real time, Accoona's Artificial Intelligence technology merges with the URLs, all relevant information about this company, from phone number, fax number, address, and name of the contact to business description.
"The party is always right."
I agree, anything Clintons involved in is suspicious!
Us acoonasses ain't got no artificial intelligence.
Thanks for posting that!
Well how-dee-do. The campaign contributions to Hillary Clinton's campaign have just begun in earnest.
I wonder what military secrets Hillary will give to the Chinese in exchange for this cash.
Interesting.
Compared to this:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=tiananmen++massacre
There is a $25 upgrade option: Pearl Necklace.
I didn't see this article posted on the forum, you should post it with a link to this article.
Guess you are new around here. Hang in, we can twist and turn double entendres and parodies big time. It is one of my hobbies. Busting libs and trolls, and playing with my friends here.
" Bill Clinton loves this. It clears bad events from history"
Google bots use PageRank; the Clintonista bots use special OrwellianUnRank
At first I thought this was parody from the Onion... Clinton and the communist Chinese. Well hot dog. /s
Congressman Billybob
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