Inversoft has been named a winner of Owler’s 2016 HOT in Denver Award!
Each year, Owler recognizes the top trending companies in cities around the world. They filtered through over 15 million companies to find the most award-worthy businesses across 600 cities worldwide. Recipients are chosen based on several different metrics, including number of followers on Owler, insights collected from the community, social media followers, and blog posts over the past year.
“We’ve sorted through our database of millions of contributions from our community and landed on the top trending companies from around the world,” said Jim Fowler, CEO at Owler. “Being Hot In 2016 is an accomplishment to be proud of.”
Our team is exceedingly proud to be named Hot in Denver and represent our strong Denver tech community.
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If you have been on the internet this week you are aware of the fake news crisis spiralling out of control. But just in case you missed it, recent headlines read something like this: Facebook is being blamed for Trump's election, Google and Facebook Take Aim at Fake News Sites, Facebook’s fake news crisis deepens.
With great power comes great responsibility
Facebook has over 1 billion active users who utilize the platform to post, share and comment on news. When Facebook was accused of influencing the election, Zuckerberg was quick to say that was a “pretty crazy idea.” Is it really that crazy? Facebook has become a catalyst for the spread of fake news given the ease of it’s “share” button. Regardless, fake news isn’t going away anytime soon, it will likely worsen and while Facebook has taken steps to limit the sites' use of their ad networks, there has been no push to eliminate fake news from the News Feed.
This daunting issue is not Facebook’s alone. Any platform that allows user generated content would be wise to get out ahead of this growing problem in order to prevent this spam and protect their brand.
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The YouTube comments section is a dark place where mindless, offensive words masked with anonymity are the norm; the infamous comments are some of the filthiest found online. YouTube has introduced new comment moderation tools to combat this very issue and tame the trolls.
YouTube rolls out new tools for better comment moderation
YouTube video creators can now pin comments, choose moderators and define blacklisted words or phrases. Additionally, a new beta feature is available to automatically identify potentially offensive/abusive comments and hold them for review before they are visible to the public.
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The “build vs buy” decision is paramount when discussing a company’s software needs. Building custom software solutions can provide a host of benefits, but it often comes at a cost. An intelligent profanity filtering and moderation platform is a significant investment; building a comprehensive profanity filter could involve years of development time accruing significant costs. Consider the following factors when deciding whether to purchase an existing profanity filtering technology or build it internally:
Build
When building a proprietary software you retain control of all aspects of product design, allowing you to create a customized solution to best fit your company needs.
- Control enhancements and development schedule
- Avoid the costs associated with software license fees – and in some cases maintenance and support fees
- Fully customize to fit your project scope and needs
It is important to remember that by building your own profanity filter you assume the risk if it fails.
The talented team at AOL implemented an internal profanity filter and was embarrassed by the now infamous Scunthorpe Problem. Years later, the Google filter and Facebook were stumped by the same issue. Learn more here. These filter issues produced scores of false-positives which required significant man-hours in moderation support to address.
Buy
When you purchase such a solution you get the benefit of a professionally developed and vetted technology with years of market use and added intelligence.
- Offloading filtering and moderation allows you to focus resources on core product features – essential to the long-term health of your business
- The software has been used and trusted by well-known brands with strict quality requirements
- Consistent product upgrades and new features
- Complete product support and software maintenance. When bugs or errors are discovered, you can rely on the vendor to troubleshoot and fix them rather than exhaust internal resources
- Quick deployment time
- You have a technology partner who is focused on helping you succeed and providing a better user experience
Takeaway
Building a filter requires extensive knowledge of natural language processing and language rules. A filter that fails to understand complex language produces misses and false positives can be damaging to a brand. Get peace of mind with a proven solution.
It is easy to overlook the cost and time involved in developing a new technology as complex as a profanity filter. A homegrown solution requires costly development time and ongoing maintenance, moderation and support. In contrast, a purchased solution can be integrated and running in just days; it provides continual upgrades based on market insights and advancements.
Profanity Filter Solutions
There are a range of profanity filtering solutions available on the market. Here are some of the reasons teams choose CleanSpeak.
Minimized False Positives. We have been working on our filtering technology for 9 years and continue to improve on it each year. We solve the Scunthorpe problem, handle all leet speak and automatically build inflections. In addition, we parse and filter BBCode markup language.
Superior Speed. Response times for our profanity filter average under 5 milliseconds allowing significant throughput to support requests at peak volume without hindering user experience.
Cloud or On-Premise. CleanSpeak has flexible hosting options to best suit your InfoSec needs.
Free. Test out CleanSpeak with a free 14-day trial. No credit card required.
We have a dedicated team of developers whose number one goal is to maintain the most accurate and efficient profanity filter on the market. Using CleanSpeak lets you devote more time to building your application, rather than your own filter.
More information about CleanSpeak can be found on the Inversoft website. Don't hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have.
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With the number of apps and mobile users projected to increase exponentially, developers who create the most advanced technology fastest will gain the competitive edge needed to stand out amongst competition.
The software industry is ever-changing. The field is highly dynamic, focused on building and changing the way we live, work and play. 2015 was a tumultuous year for developers.
IT was impacted by innovations from within as well as external factors, such as increased government regulations and cyber-crimes originating both in the U.S. and abroad.
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