tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post6878379466869569057..comments2024-03-14T10:31:26.918+00:00Comments on DCblog: On the dangers of FacebookDChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-72638264530535087332010-04-21T13:16:48.263+00:002010-04-21T13:16:48.263+00:00Could you please approach the Australian Governmen...Could you please approach the Australian Government before they try to implement inept, expensive internet filters that you can currently learn to get around at night classes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-76707525562345278622010-04-07T00:52:24.438+00:002010-04-07T00:52:24.438+00:00DC, maybe try sending it to this blog which often ...DC, maybe try sending it to this blog which often covers social network services:<br /><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/about/" rel="nofollow">http://www.readwriteweb.com/about/</a>Carl Morrishttp://quixoticquisling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-43134888622515212362010-03-28T11:42:08.247+00:002010-03-28T11:42:08.247+00:00Their HQ's are
Facebook, Inc.
1601 S. Califor...Their HQ's are<br /><br />Facebook, Inc.<br />1601 S. California Avenue<br />Palo Alto, CA 94304<br />United States of America<br /><br />Just pop the name of the relevant executive in with it. Hope it helps (:fffreehttp://twitter.com/fffreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-85717531811725322822010-03-27T14:45:45.683+00:002010-03-27T14:45:45.683+00:00This was a very different kind of approach, using ...This was a very different kind of approach, using AI and algorithms. Like all AI research, it offers great promise for the future. But we want an approach which works now. One based on lexical semantics, such as the one I devised, is much less sophisticated than an AI solution will ultimately be, but it works. That's because it's based on hard linguistic graft, not algorithms.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-38373772744969512262010-03-27T08:38:36.669+00:002010-03-27T08:38:36.669+00:00Somebody was having a go at this 18 months ago at ...Somebody was having a go at this 18 months ago at Lancaster University: see the Daily Telegraph report <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/3222257/Spy-software-to-combat-online-paedophiles.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703548364118364764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-17792079347453720932010-03-25T19:47:10.835+00:002010-03-25T19:47:10.835+00:00Well I'd hope so. Certainly Facebook inspired ...Well I'd hope so. Certainly Facebook inspired viral campaigns have succeeded in the past. So thanks for the suggestion, and I'd of course support any campaign that might help to make a difference.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-11832757378327676162010-03-25T14:18:50.629+00:002010-03-25T14:18:50.629+00:00In taking a break from my study to read this alway...In taking a break from my study to read this always interesting, informative (sometimes even amusing!) blog I have to say that this post has quite severely shocked me. That a corporation built upon social principles would hide away their executives and not allow themselves to be 'socialised' is an interesting linguistic conundrum in of itself.<br /><br />However, perhaps the networking aspect of the site could be used to good affect here? I would be happy to start a 'Facebook group' in support of the testing of this technology and to maintain it. This is probably the only viable and effective way of getting noticed by Facebook executives who I am sure are far from monsters and have a conscience just like the rest of us that are horrified by recent events.<br /><br />So, with your backing, do you think a group would help?Steve UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-116196236435895632010-03-24T12:50:26.973+00:002010-03-24T12:50:26.973+00:00Something rude? Possibly, as the vocabulary is usu...Something rude? Possibly, as the vocabulary is usually a clear guide. Sarcasm, irony, and figurative language in general isn't capable of being handled automatically in a lexical way (which is what my system is based on), but requires a more subtle discourse and contextual (in the nonlinguistic sense) analysis. As most texts aren't entirely sarcastic, ironic, metaphorical, etc., the occasional instance of a piece of such language doesn't disturb the overall semantic classification of a web page - or a conversation, in the case of Chatsafe.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-49531259724098168202010-03-24T12:35:14.210+00:002010-03-24T12:35:14.210+00:00I'm from a secondary school, and a whole lot o...I'm from a secondary school, and a whole lot of my classmates are expressing the same kind of views on the subject. Quite sadly, they think that the subject of linguistics is pretty much a dead science that has no value in society. <br /><br />I sent this blogpost to them to show them one of the useful applications of understanding linguistics into everything that requires language, including computer programmes! I'm so glad I found this blog to prove to them that the subject is really of relevance, and just as useful as the study of space dust and animals can be.<br /><br />Just a question, is it possible to sense rude or even sarcastic remarks through a machine? I thought the computer needs the intelligence to understand the content to do so.憲次noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-28080406889196855632010-03-24T08:57:38.785+00:002010-03-24T08:57:38.785+00:00Well, apparently Facebook's to blame for some ...Well, apparently Facebook's to blame for some other bad things too: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/7508945/Facebook-linked-to-rise-in-syphilis.htmlDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197410786688948277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-81022563223626825592010-03-23T15:46:19.824+00:002010-03-23T15:46:19.824+00:00Current software is woefully simplistic for auditi...Current software is woefully simplistic for auditing web content. As a recent example, during some research at my local library, I was denied access to a webpage about the 'Enola Gay' due to questionable content.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-6821176628340332272010-03-23T06:30:32.087+00:002010-03-23T06:30:32.087+00:00There's a TV show called Dateline that special...There's a TV show called Dateline that specializes in catching pedophiles in chatrooms. You can try contacting them. Otherwise, try AOL or Microsoft. The people who would be interested are sadly the ones who would probably profit financially rather than actually stopping the pedophiles. A software company would probably make you an offer on it rather than a social service agency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-67163614510166197202010-03-21T15:06:20.485+00:002010-03-21T15:06:20.485+00:00The exec page is informative - but there is no ...The exec page is informative - but there is no 'contact me' on it.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-34436931730418527372010-03-21T14:57:57.262+00:002010-03-21T14:57:57.262+00:00Yes, the same kind of linguistic filtering technol...Yes, the same kind of linguistic filtering technology could be used to screen any kind of sensitive domain - as has already happened in the advertising world, where Sitescreen now offers brand protection to advertisers wanting to block their ads from appearing on sites with objectionable content. The basic research has to be done first, of course, which means analysing the content of real conversations to determine their discourse characteristics. That is where the research arises, as to obtain genuine examples of such material requires cooperation from the relevant agencies.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-20251734215733941022010-03-21T11:24:45.577+00:002010-03-21T11:24:45.577+00:00My first comment and sadly a negative one... I gu...My first comment and sadly a negative one... I guess there is the question of whether there's "gold in them there hills"<br /><br />Nobody wants such crimes, but the businesses you list are likely to be more worried about bottom line. Unfortunate.<br /><br />As for government, however - they should be following up. Wouldn't there be a use for such tech in counter-terrorism operations and other crime related traffic?<br /><br />Not just facebook as all text based networking could be included.Mohammed UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729413072431658626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-58484952251619126422010-03-20T08:38:52.864+00:002010-03-20T08:38:52.864+00:00Couldn't any of these people be useful to cont...Couldn't any of these people be useful to contact? - http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?execbios<br />It is such a shame that such an accurate and useful application should not get response. You must have worked so hard to develop it! It is really a great shame people out there should remain indifferent.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15784839644389409568noreply@blogger.com