Comments on: Freebase, the database, wants to be global brain http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/09/freebase-the-database-wants-to-be-global-brain/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:36:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Andrew Trice http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/09/freebase-the-database-wants-to-be-global-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-348574 Andrew Trice Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:14:44 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/09/freebase-the-database-wants-to-be-global-brain/#comment-348574 For the love of God, turn your computer off and go outside for a while. For the love of God, turn your computer off and go outside for a while.

]]> By: Jeff LaPorte http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/09/freebase-the-database-wants-to-be-global-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-8524 Jeff LaPorte Sat, 10 Mar 2007 04:45:14 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/09/freebase-the-database-wants-to-be-global-brain/#comment-8524 Matt, There are some intriguing connections between the Freebase model and Creative Commons licensing - together they are greater than the sum of their parts. I've posted an argument to this effect on this if you're interested :-) See my post at: http://community.eqo.com/blog/jeff/freebase_the_best_thing_to_happen_to_the_creative_commons_since_lawrence_lessig - Jeff LaPorte Matt,

There are some intriguing connections between the Freebase model and Creative Commons licensing – together they are greater than the sum of their parts. I’ve posted an argument to this effect on this if you’re interested :-)

See my post at:
http://community.eqo.com/blog/jeff/freebase_the_best_thing_to_happen_to_the_creative_commons_since_lawrence_lessig

- Jeff LaPorte

]]> By: Joe Duck http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/09/freebase-the-database-wants-to-be-global-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-8523 Joe Duck Sat, 10 Mar 2007 04:35:31 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/09/freebase-the-database-wants-to-be-global-brain/#comment-8523 I'm optimistic that Freebase will be a great resource but I wish people would stop comparing it to a brain unless Metaweb has something a lot more provocative than a giant, searchable mass of info. My money's on the Blue Brain project by IBM to deliver our human "replacements". I’m optimistic that Freebase will be a great resource but I wish people would stop comparing it to a brain unless Metaweb has something a lot more provocative than a giant, searchable mass of info. My money’s on the Blue Brain project by IBM to deliver our human “replacements”.

]]> By: nice one! http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/09/freebase-the-database-wants-to-be-global-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-8512 nice one! Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:02:26 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/09/freebase-the-database-wants-to-be-global-brain/#comment-8512 So there's this thing called the internet, that has lots of information on it. Perhaps Metaweb should have used it, and looked up <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebase" rel="nofollow">what the term "freebase" is generally understood to mean</a>. So there’s this thing called the internet, that has lots of information on it. Perhaps Metaweb should have used it, and looked up what the term “freebase” is generally understood to mean.

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