Comments on: Virtually Synonymous Tags http://singpolyma.net/2006/05/virtually-synonymous-tags/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:11:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Aditya http://singpolyma.net/2006/05/virtually-synonymous-tags/#comment-341 Aditya Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://singpolyma.net/wordpress/2006/05/virtually-synonymous-tags/#comment-341 Personally, I think it'll would be much more useful if it used siblings as well as synonymous tags. Synonyms don't generate as much interest as siblings do, IMHO.<BR/><BR/>@Greg: Yahoo!'s services are pretty much useless, except for Maps maybe. If only google gave out JSON feeds for their services, life would be so much easier! But we have Stephen's app for that too! <BR/><BR/>I don't a good thesaurus, but this could be turned into one with enough effort, don't you think? Personally, I think it'll would be much more useful if it used siblings as well as synonymous tags. Synonyms don't generate as much interest as siblings do, IMHO.

@Greg: Yahoo!'s services are pretty much useless, except for Maps maybe. If only google gave out JSON feeds for their services, life would be so much easier! But we have Stephen's app for that too!

I don't a good thesaurus, but this could be turned into one with enough effort, don't you think?

]]> By: Greg http://singpolyma.net/2006/05/virtually-synonymous-tags/#comment-342 Greg Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://singpolyma.net/wordpress/2006/05/virtually-synonymous-tags/#comment-342 I was thinking <a href="http://developer.yahoo.com/search/myweb/V1/relatedTags.html" rel="nofollow">Yahoo's "related tag" api</a> might be useful for populating the app with synonyms.<br /><br />How wrong I was. Turns out the service is largely useless.<br /><br /><a href="http://api.search.yahoo.com/MyWebService/V1/relatedTags?appid=YahooDemo&tag=web&results=20&output=json" rel="nofollow">http://api.search.yahoo.com/MyWebService/V1/relatedTags?appid=YahooDemo&tag=web&results=20&output=json</a><br /><br />Anyone know of any good webservice thesauri? I was thinking Yahoo's "related tag" api might be useful for populating the app with synonyms.

How wrong I was. Turns out the service is largely useless.

http://api.search.yahoo.com/MyWebService/V1/relatedTags?appid=YahooDemo&tag=web&results=20&output=json

Anyone know of any good webservice thesauri?

]]> By: Singpolyma http://singpolyma.net/2006/05/virtually-synonymous-tags/#comment-343 Singpolyma Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://singpolyma.net/wordpress/2006/05/virtually-synonymous-tags/#comment-343 Nice call! I've fixed that now :) Nice call! I've fixed that now :)

]]> By: Aditya http://singpolyma.net/2006/05/virtually-synonymous-tags/#comment-344 Aditya Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://singpolyma.net/wordpress/2006/05/virtually-synonymous-tags/#comment-344 Hi! Good work, good come in good use for lazy people or tagaholics! :)<br /><br />But one problem. The call to the API is returning an entire page, not just a function. Try this --><br /><br /><a href="http://tagging.ning.com/index.php/tags/web?auto&format=json&callback=json" rel="nofollow">Test Call</a> Hi! Good work, good come in good use for lazy people or tagaholics! :)

But one problem. The call to the API is returning an entire page, not just a function. Try this –>

Test Call

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