Scripps Networks Chooses Nstein to Power Content Classification
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Nstein's TME crucial component of overarching SEO & search initiative at
HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Fine Living Network & Great American
Country (GAC) Web sites
MONTREAL, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Nstein Technologies Inc.
www.nstein.com (TSX-V: EIN), a leader in digital publishing solutions for
newspapers, magazines and online content providers, announced that Scripps
Networks, parent company of popular lifestyle television and Internet brands,
has selected Nstein's TME (Text Mining Engine) solutions to semantically
analyze - and associate - its vast library of lifestyle content.
Scripps Networks, a subsidiary of Scripps Networks Interactive, owns and
develops content for five of the world's most popular home, food and lifestyle
cable networks and Internet sites. The Web sites attract an average of more
than 18.5 million unique visitors each month and are leaders in their
respective categories. The SN Digital team puts user satisfaction front and
center in everything it does, and as such knew that the extensive, deep sites
needed a search upgrade.
To significantly improve reader satisfaction and retention at its sites, SN
Digital created a taxonomy and controlled vocabularies (Thesauri) based on the
top terms searched and chose Nstein to incorporate these foundational elements
into Nstein's semantic analysis engine. Nstein's TME allows a combination of
machine learning and business rules to automate much of the tagging with the
highest degree of accuracy possible. Editors still have the ability to verify
results, but the overall burden of manual tagging is greatly reduced.
"All good search is based on the quality of the tags," explained Michael
Campbell, Program Manager of Search for SN Digital. "Without proper tagging
and a broad and deep tagging exercise - it really can't be an optimal user
experience." Campbell illustrated some of the frustrations readers felt prior
to this massive undertaking. "The HGTV Dream Home is exceedingly popular, and
is often a search term used by site visitors. But instead of always getting
the most recent information and content, they could get something from years
prior. Another example relates to our food sites, where terms like 'dressing'
could relate to salad dressing or stuffing and needs to provide both options.
We want a search that gives users what they came to the site to find."
"We are thrilled to work with a client like Scripps Networks that really
understands the importance of metadata in achieving great search results,
while realizing how inconsistent and labor intensive manual tagging is. This
corporate-wide initiative for improving search will have huge payoffs in terms
of increased reader retention and of course, increased revenue," said Luc
Filiatreault, President and CEO of Nstein Technologies. "Further, we are
working with Scripps to assist them in exposing the metadata on the back-end
as well - so editors and producers can assemble associated content quickly and
easily."
Nstein is the digital provider of choice for many of the world's leading media
companies, including: Conde Nast, Reed Business Information, Transcontinental
Media and ImpreMedia.
About Nstein Technologies Inc.
Nstein Technologies (TSX-V: EIN) develops and markets multilingual solutions
that power digital publishing for the most prestigious newspapers, magazines,
and content-driven organizations. Nstein's solutions generate new revenue
opportunities and reduce operational costs by enabling the centralization,
management and automated indexing of digital assets. Nstein partners with
clients to design a complete digital strategy for success using publishing
industry best practices for the implementation of its Web Content Management,
Digital Asset Management, Text Mining Engine and Picture Management Desk
products. www.nstein.com
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increasing share of this market and generate market acceptance for its
products. The software license revenues resulting from this contract
were included in the Company's first quarter results (quarter ended
March 31, 2008).
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SOURCE Nstein Technologies Inc.
Nstein Technologies Inc.: Investor Relations: Bruno Martel, Chief Financial
Officer, Nstein Technologies Inc., (514) 908-5406, bruno.martel@nstein.com;
Media: David Crouy, Marketing Director, Nstein Technologies, Inc, (514)
908-5406, David.Crouy@nstein.com
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