Huffington Post Moderates 90,000 Comments Each Day Using SemanticsPaul Berry is the CTO of Huffington Post. The Huffington Post uses semantic technology in a few areas, and the use of semantic tech has had a significant positive effect on the Post, allowing it to grow rapidly and still maintain an effective editorial oversight for its steady stream of reader commentary. - The Post has a custom built comments application paired with a moderation component. Their analysis goes beyond simple "bad words", and uses semantic analysis to review and categorize comments that may need human moderation. - Their investment in the company Adaptive Semantics brings advanced semantic analysis of comments directly into the workflow. - The use of semantics has enabled Huffington Post to grow from 3,000 comments per day to more than 90,000 comments per day. - Developing applications to find 'sentiment' on comments and blog posts using semantics. Listen to the interview to hear Paul's comments on the use of semantics at Huffington Post.
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