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Factual: Applied Semantics Co-Founder Launches A Repository For Open Data
TechCrunch Oct 13 09Gil Elbaz wants people to make lots of spreadsheet tables filled with fun and important facts and share them across the Web. Later today, he will be launching Factual, which he describes as "a platform for anyone to share and mash open data." Elbaz previously was the co-founder of Applied Semantics, which Google bought in 2003 for $100 million and turned its technology into AdSense. With Factual, he is trying to collect a rich repository of structured data (i.e., data neatly placed in rows and columns in his database), all contributed by developers, publishers, and "data enthusiasts." So if you love making spreadsheets, Factual is for you. Full story...
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