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Cool stuff! It's nice to see platforms like this which abstract out good algorithms, so that developers can worry about thinking of interesting applications. .O
by gklitt 13y ago
Cool stuff! It's nice to see platforms like this which abstract out good algorithms, so that developers can worry about thinking of interesting applications. .Open source libs are even better, but pragmatically speaking, I think these types of platforms probably move faster and get better results.
One major competitor (well known for anyone who's looked into this stuff) is Alchemy [1]. I tried a New York Times link [2] on Aylien and Alchemy, and Alchemy performed much better -- in fact, Aylien didn't even successfully find the article body. I'm sure you guys will be iterating on improving the algorithms, but just wanted to flag that as a potential turnoff for anyone comparing your website demo with Alchemy.
Best of luck!
[1] http://www.alchemyapi.com/products/demo/ http://www.alchemyapi.com/products/demo/
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/18/world/middleeast/bombings-in-syria-force-wave-of-civilians-to-flee.html?hp&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/18/world/middleeast/bombings-...
- parsabg 13y agothanks for the feedback! as you may know, NYT articles are behind a paywall and fetching them can be problematic. so I believe Alchemy uses the NYT API to fetch articles, which is something we'll look into in future.
- aidanf 13y agoFWIW, I tried a different url [1] on both services and I thought the Aylien results were better in this instance. [1] http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/9170607/He-Who-Panics-Most-Loses-Most.. http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/9170607/He-Who-Pan....