As part of a large effort to acquire large repositories of facts from unstructured text on the Web, a seed-based framework for textual information extraction allows for weakly sup...
We introduce a new interactive system: a game that is fun and can be used to create valuable output. When people play the game they help determine the contents of images by provid...
Challenging the implicit reliance on document collections, this paper discusses the pros and cons of using query logs rather than document collections, as self-contained sources o...
Communication and collaboration is difficult in geographically distributed settings. As a result of globalization, merges and acquisition, and scarce skills, software development...
We discuss the design of language tools, and explore new approaches for the development of language-learning environments. We take a standpoint in the learning perspective labelle...