I think one of the new web 2.0 tools that is showing a lot of potential is the new inference engine http://www.wolframalpha.com/. Notice how I did not call it a search engine. It is not. It is based on the Mathematica library. With those roots, it is good at symbolic mathematical computation. It is also good with multi-part queries that need to be reassembled. An example would be how much does an acre-foot of water weigh. It is also great at comparing two items like. Compare Apple and Microsoft. First it has to infer that they are both companies. An apple could be a type of fruit but a Microsoft could not be. Spend some time and try this out.
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