Jim Sweeney's blog
Synaptica, LLC announces Synaptica Express
Jim Sweeney — June 16, 2010 - 7:27am
Synaptica Express
We are very excited to announce a new addition to the Synaptica product line-up: Synaptica Express. This new taxonomy management solution is our cloud-computing answer for individuals or small-business users looking for a low-cost, low overhead taxonomy management tool.
Express systems are hosted on secure servers and available as a subscription service. They are designed for a single authorized user account, providing a streamlined system that allows users to be up and running with minimal training. With Express users can access the most powerful taxonomy management tools without expense of the IT infrastructure.
Express systems start at $1,200 per year and can be scaled up from single to multiple taxonomy systems as needed.
Learn more about this revolutionary new taxonomy management solution:
Heather Hedden publishes The Accidental Taxonomist
Jim Sweeney — May 3, 2010 - 12:45pm
We here at Synaptica have worked with Heather Hedden for a number of years now and were very excited to learn that she has completed her new book The Accidental Taxonomist.
We found it to be a great read and full of information that will benefit anyone from a novice to the most seasoned taxonomy expert. Be sure to look for references to Synaptica inside! Pick up your copy today here.
The Social Media Revolution - How will you fit in?
Jim Sweeney — February 15, 2010 - 2:17pm
This fascinating video that we came across shows us the world of Social Media and Web 2.0 technologies today, and poses the question,"What's to come?"
How will you meet the challenges and opportunities of what these technologies bring to the party? Synaptica certainly looks to play a part in many new media strategies. Will you be there?
Synaptica Highlighted in "Semantic Web for Dummies" Publication
Jim Sweeney — February 1, 2010 - 11:21am

Synaptica is mentioned in a couple of spots in Jeffery Pollock's "Semantic Web for Dummies" (2009). We are excited to see this and congratulate Mr. Pollock on a great overview of the Semantic Web. Pick up your copy today here!
Synaptica and ProQuest Present at Taxonomy Bootcamp, 2009
Jim Sweeney — December 9, 2009 - 12:02pm
Synaptica's CEO, Dave Clarke was proud to join ProQuest's Paula McCoy for a presenation at Taxonomy Boot Camp this year. Their topic was one that often strikes a chord with anyone dealing with the management and indexing of content: "Taxonomies: Tools or People".
It discusses some of the pros and cons of the machine indexing of content versus manual indexing. The presentation was well attended and well received and we are happy to be able to share it with you here.
Should you have any questions on this topic or anything else having to do with the creation, management and dissemination of various types of controlled vocabularies for your organization, please don't hesitate to contact us for more information. We look forward to hearing from you.

