Comments on: Curbside.MD http://davidrothman.net/2007/08/15/curbsidemd/ Health Information | Geekery Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:49:12 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: David Rothman http://davidrothman.net/2007/08/15/curbsidemd/comment-page-1/#comment-117197 David Rothman Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:59:08 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/08/15/curbsidemd/#comment-117197 You beat me to it, Jon! Martin- definitely worth checking out. You beat me to it, Jon! Martin- definitely worth checking out.

]]> By: Jon Brassey http://davidrothman.net/2007/08/15/curbsidemd/comment-page-1/#comment-117196 Jon Brassey Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:45:39 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/08/15/curbsidemd/#comment-117196 Hi Martin, Have you seen this PICO interface for PubMed? http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/pico/piconew.html jon Hi Martin,

Have you seen this PICO interface for PubMed?

http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/pico/piconew.html

jon

]]> By: Martin http://davidrothman.net/2007/08/15/curbsidemd/comment-page-1/#comment-116994 Martin Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:08:36 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/08/15/curbsidemd/#comment-116994 To me as a no-native speaker the "natural language interface" is usually more difficult than the "normal" one. I'd like to know if a more structured seach interface (eg one that asks for PICO-style entries) is a) more user friendly and b) helps the search engine to produce more precise results. Martin To me as a no-native speaker the “natural language interface” is usually more difficult than the “normal” one.

I’d like to know if a more structured seach interface (eg one that asks for PICO-style entries) is a) more user friendly and b) helps the search engine to produce more precise results.

Martin

]]> By: Jon Brassey http://davidrothman.net/2007/08/15/curbsidemd/comment-page-1/#comment-116187 Jon Brassey Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:58:52 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/08/15/curbsidemd/#comment-116187 Thanks for posting the link (and thanks for the kind words, Martin). I think it looks a really interesting site and will, no doubt, occupy a similar space to TRIP. Although, aside from the natural language search it feels fairly familiar. I'm looking forward to learn from their business model - as we've not had much success! I think the key for Curbside (and TRIP) is to get the search algorithm right (assuming the content is good). From experience I know that TRIP isn't perfect (and can be awful) and I imagine the people at Curbside feel they've got a fair bit to learn. As it happens TRIP will be releasing a new upgrade to the site in September one of the major features being a massive improvement to our search algorithm, it really is good!! This should push the bar even higher. Onwards and upwards, jon Thanks for posting the link (and thanks for the kind words, Martin).

I think it looks a really interesting site and will, no doubt, occupy a similar space to TRIP. Although, aside from the natural language search it feels fairly familiar. I’m looking forward to learn from their business model – as we’ve not had much success!

I think the key for Curbside (and TRIP) is to get the search algorithm right (assuming the content is good). From experience I know that TRIP isn’t perfect (and can be awful) and I imagine the people at Curbside feel they’ve got a fair bit to learn.

As it happens TRIP will be releasing a new upgrade to the site in September one of the major features being a massive improvement to our search algorithm, it really is good!! This should push the bar even higher.

Onwards and upwards,

jon

]]> By: Martin http://davidrothman.net/2007/08/15/curbsidemd/comment-page-1/#comment-116105 Martin Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:08:08 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/08/15/curbsidemd/#comment-116105 This one will give tripdatabase.com (which I really like) a hard time! M. This one will give tripdatabase.com (which I really like) a hard time!
M.

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