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When Google first announced the Knowlege Graph, it named Freebase as one of its primary sources of structured data. It was named as one several public sources of information, which also included Wikipedia and the CIA World Factbook.
Google announced that it will be closing Freebase, and moving toward the Wikimedia Foundations Wikidata, which is described as a free linked database that can be read and edited by both humans and machines. It acts as central storage for the structured data of Wikipedia, Wikivoyage, Wikisource, and others.
WIkidata has simply been improving better than Freebase, so Google has decided to support that instead, and will be working to transition Freebase data over to Wikidata appropriately.
When we publicly launched Freebase back in 2007, we thought of it as a Wikipedia for structured data, So it shouldnt be surprising that weve been closely watching the Wikimedia Foundations project Wikidata] since it launched about two years ago, Googles Freebase says in a Google+ update (via Search Engine Roundtable). We believe strongly in a robust community-driven effort to collect and curate structured knowledge about the world, but we now think we can serve that goal best by supporting Wikidata theyre growing fast, have an active community, and are better-suited to lead an open collaborative knowledge base.
We should note that while Freebase has been around since 2007, its only belonged to Google since the company acquired Metaweb in 2010.
Google is helping transfer Freebase to Wikidata, and in the middle of next year, it will wind down the Freebase service as a standalone project. Theyll also launch a new API for entity search powered by Googles Knowledge Graph.
Loading Freebase into Wikidata as-is wouldnt meet the Wikidata communitys guidelines for citation and sourcing of facts while a significant portion of the facts in Freebase came from Wikipedia itself, those facts were attributed to Wikipedia and not the actual original non-Wikipedia sources, Freebase explains. So well be launching a tool for Wikidata community members to match Freebase assertions to potential citations from either Google Search or our Knowledge Vault, so these individual facts can then be properly loaded to Wikidata.
You may remember hearing about Knowledge Vault earlier this year.
Its a system of Googles, which stores information so that machines and people can read it. Its basically Googles giant database of facts. When you ask Google questions and get those direct answers, theyre likely coming from there. Rather than relying on crowdsourcing info like the Knowledge Graph, it uses an algorithm to pull info from the web, and turn it into raw data. You can get more in depth into it here.
We believe this is the best first step we can take toward becoming a constructive participant in the Wikidata community, but well look to continually evolve our role to support the goal of a comprehensive open database of common knowledge that anyone can use, Freebase says.
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Millsaps College coach Tim Wise said when talking about sophomore forward Mac McElveen, the key word is versatility.
Mac is a multifaceted player for us offensively and defensively, Wise said. With his long frame, he can help us inside and outside. Defensively, he helps us with his length. He can guard and defend the passing lanes. Versatility is the key word with Mac. The big wing type of player is a bonus for us. Hes called on to do a lot, rebound, handle the ball and create scoring opportunities for himself and others. Hes a wing, but he also has guard abilities with passing the ball and driving. Its not like hes a sophomore with no experience, he got good minutes last year.
McElveens versatility is showing up all over the stat sheet and has helped the Majors in the win column.
This season, the 2013 Bowling Green graduate is leading the team with 13.9 points per game and 32.5 minutes per game. Hes second at 4.6 rebounds per game, 1.5 treys per game and 2.1 assists per contest.
McElveen, a business management major, is also hitting 39.6 percent (40-101) of his field goals and 31.6 percent from beyond the arc (12-38).
McElveen got off to a tough start this season in shooting and scoring. He began the year 8-for-32 (25 percent) shooting and averaged just seven points a contest over the first three.
Since then McElveen has turned things around. Over the last five games, hes averaging 16.8 points per game and is hitting 46.8 percent of his field goals (32-69).
My dad always told me that shooters shoot, McElveen said. Youve got to shoot to get hot and you shoot to stay hot. But if its not going down, youve got to find other ways to help your team.
McElveen said hes feeling pretty confident in his shot and his decision making on the court.
Coach told me he would put me in positions to make decisions, which has been stressful being a sophomore, but for the most part, its worked out, McElveen said.
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