Headup is a Semantic Web plugin currently available as an addon for Mozilla's Firefox browser.What does Headup do?
Headup presents you with textual and rich media content related to the objects and terms it identifies on the pages you browse.
What terms and objects does Headup identify?
You can use Headup to identify people, companies, places, bands, movies, books and more. Headup not only identifies these objects but has a basic understanding of the relationships between them. For example Headup understands that a “person” can work for a “company”, a “band” can publish a “track” and a “city” contains “places of interest”.
Use Headup’s ability to recognize objects and relationships to discover all kinds of information quickly and effortlessly. Here are some examples:
* Discover which of your friends like a particular band and gain access to the band's videos and lyrics.
* Find blog posts and stock news about a company and discover which of your contacts work there.
* Get alerted about your friends’ birthdays and see which books they’re likely to enjoy as a gift.
Where can you expect to see Headup discoveries?
You’ll find Headup displays discoveries and recommendations on most popular web services, moreover you can access Headup discoveries from any web-page by highlighting a word, right-clicking, and selecting the “Headup this” option from the menu that appears.
How does Headup display information it discovers?
Headup displays the information and rich media content it discovers in an overlay interface that appears above your Firefox’s active tab. This way you can enjoy the relevant content Headup discovers for you without ever having to lose focus on your point of origin.
How does Headup identify objects and terms?
Headup uses a proprietary semantic engine that cross references multiple online sources in order to understand what the objects it identifies are.
