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DataSage

DataSage, Inc. was an American company headquartered in Reading, Massachusetts, that offered a suite of data mining, personalization, clickstream, and forecasting software. Founded in 1997, DataSage was bought by Vignette Corporation in 2000. Targeted at the enterprise market, DataSage was a provider of e-marketing and personalization applications. Many large customers ran DataSage’s Data Mining Manager product, including Amazon.com, Staples, Bradlees, Sears, Outpost.com and My-Meals.com.

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Article summary

DataSage, Inc. was an American company headquartered in Reading, Massachusetts, that offered a suite of data mining, personalization, clickstream, and forecasting software. Founded in 1997, DataSage was bought by Vignette Corporation in 2000. Targeted at the enterprise market, DataSage was a provider of e-marketing and personalization applications. Many large customers ran DataSage’s Data Mining Manager product, including Amazon.com, Staples, Bradlees, Sears, Outpost.com and My-Meals.com.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359418354

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.