Comments on: Lingoz – the less attractive urban dictionary…sheesh.. http://www.blueverse.com/2007/10/02/lingoz-the-less-attractive-urban-dictionarysheesh/ Marketing and Development Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:40:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cecil Cooper http://www.blueverse.com/2007/10/02/lingoz-the-less-attractive-urban-dictionarysheesh/comment-page-1/#comment-15743 Cecil Cooper Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:59:29 +0000 http://www.blueverse.com/xx/?p=256#comment-15743 As a Newbie, I am always exploring online for articles that can help me get further ahead. Thanks a million! As a Newbie, I am always exploring online for articles that can help me get further ahead. Thanks a million!

]]> By: VenessTheClipper http://www.blueverse.com/2007/10/02/lingoz-the-less-attractive-urban-dictionarysheesh/comment-page-1/#comment-4610 VenessTheClipper Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:45:21 +0000 http://www.blueverse.com/xx/?p=256#comment-4610 Sorry about the spelling error. It's a 'scene'. Could the mod change that? :) My dinner is on the table. I'm rushing. Cheers. Sorry about the spelling error. It’s a ’scene’. Could the mod change that? :) My dinner is on the table. I’m rushing. Cheers.

]]> By: VenessTheClipper http://www.blueverse.com/2007/10/02/lingoz-the-less-attractive-urban-dictionarysheesh/comment-page-1/#comment-4609 VenessTheClipper Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:42:51 +0000 http://www.blueverse.com/xx/?p=256#comment-4609 I wouldn't worry to much about Dup content. Just after I hit the button to send my definition of 'cat' which I was amazed to find wasn't in the Urban Dictionary, I noticed an advert for a book in the corner of the screen. I suppose the authors got out in Soho and asked all the crackheads if they could help out with THEIR content right? I don't think so. I don't expect I'll be getting paid for my entry should it ever appear in a publication (and this insult/description is very well known in London on the heroin/crack scne incidentally so I was really amazed it wasn't in there). That's just the way it goes though. We, the internet community, have provided the content. You don't hear me moaning. I didn't get off my backside and put up a site though...... I wouldn’t worry to much about Dup content. Just after I hit the button to send my definition of ‘cat’ which I was amazed to find wasn’t in the Urban Dictionary, I noticed an advert for a book in the corner of the screen. I suppose the authors got out in Soho and asked all the crackheads if they could help out with THEIR content right? I don’t think so.
I don’t expect I’ll be getting paid for my entry should it ever appear in a publication (and this insult/description is very well known in London on the heroin/crack scne incidentally so I was really amazed it wasn’t in there). That’s just the way it goes though. We, the internet community, have provided the content. You don’t hear me moaning. I didn’t get off my backside and put up a site though……

]]> By: Eyal Barzilay http://www.blueverse.com/2007/10/02/lingoz-the-less-attractive-urban-dictionarysheesh/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Eyal Barzilay Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:35:25 +0000 http://www.blueverse.com/xx/?p=256#comment-160 Hi All, My name is Eyal and I run the LingoZ operation at Babylon. I came across this review and I would like to comment on that. We really like UrbanDictionary and think they are doing a great job in being a cool site for American slang, but LingoZ is fundamentally different. LingoZ is first and foremost a multilingual (both in UI and in content), general-purpose dictionary, it invite users to contribute content on top of millions of authoritative definition from Babylon repositories. LingoZ is not about a certain niche (such as slang) but rather a comprehensive resource, starting from the basic terms to the most up-to-date and esoteric, addressing wide range of audiences; from laymen (average user, students, moms and pups) to professional and geeks. LingoZ offers bi-lingual content in 8 languages. That means that you can lookup or contribute a definition in one language to a term in a different language, thus it is also a translation resource. It already includes over 4.5 million definitions from Babylon repositories (part of them user-generated long before this became a hype), complemented with concise wikipedia definitions provided to the users as a reference. LingoZ is also introducing a unique glossary concept, encouraging users to contribute also by aggregating existing terms in topical lists for others to explore, and further cool features and APIs are in the works. I hope this will allow the reader have a better understanding of what is LingoZ. Any feedback or comment is most welcome. Best wishes, Eyal Barzilay Hi All,

My name is Eyal and I run the LingoZ operation at Babylon. I came across this review and I would like to comment on that.

We really like UrbanDictionary and think they are doing a great job in being a cool site for American slang, but LingoZ is fundamentally different.

LingoZ is first and foremost a multilingual (both in UI and in content), general-purpose dictionary, it invite users to contribute content on top of millions of authoritative definition from Babylon repositories. LingoZ is not about a certain niche (such as slang) but rather a comprehensive resource, starting from the basic terms to the most up-to-date and esoteric, addressing wide range of audiences; from laymen (average user, students, moms and pups) to professional and geeks.

LingoZ offers bi-lingual content in 8 languages. That means that you can lookup or contribute a definition in one language to a term in a different language, thus it is also a translation resource. It already includes over 4.5 million definitions from Babylon repositories (part of them user-generated long before this became a hype), complemented with concise wikipedia definitions provided to the users as a reference.

LingoZ is also introducing a unique glossary concept, encouraging users to contribute also by aggregating existing terms in topical lists for others to explore, and further cool features and APIs are in the works.

I hope this will allow the reader have a better understanding of what is LingoZ.

Any feedback or comment is most welcome.

Best wishes,
Eyal Barzilay

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