Wolfram Alpha

Is Google Killing (or Helping) Journalists?

Anna Jane Grossman | Posted 11.22.2009 | Technology


Anna Jane Grossman

I know a lot of laid-off journalists these days who Google full time. They no longer have Nexis access, or expense accounts, or even company voicemail, but no one can take away their Google.

Why Wolfram Alpha Flopped

Peter Schwartz | Posted 06.21.2009 | Business


Peter Schwartz

Let's be blunt: Wolfram Alpha is terrible because Stephen Wolfram doesn't respect and fear data.

WolframAlpha Vs. Google: Is It A Search Engine?

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 06.18.2009 | Media


WolframAlpha has launched. No it's not an animal made on the Island of Dr. Moreau. It's a new search engine. Despite comparisons to Google it functio...

Is Google Afraid of the Big, Bad, Wolf?

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 06.17.2009 | Media


Steve Rosenbaum

If WolframAlpha teaches us anything it's that search, and the web itself, are evolving and morphing so fast that you can almost begin to imagine the sci-fi vision of the web becoming self-aware.

Wolfram Alpha: Google Competitor Could Be Smarter Search Engine

The Independent | Posted 06.03.2009 | Media


The new system, Wolfram Alpha, showcased at Harvard University in the US last week, takes the first step towards what many consider to be the internet...