FT launches semantic search engine Newssift

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The Financial Times has launched a new search-based service for business news. Newssift.com , which is currently in beta, will use semantic algorithms to provide contextual results for search queries, according to a press release .

As such searches will return information on trends, opinions, relationships and events relating to a term.

The service will aggregate and annotate thousands of business news sources on a daily basis, the release said.

"Unlike traditional search, Newssift was developed to enable users to string together a query that can provide insight into the relationship between people, organizations, geography, and business theme, which ultimately facilitates more informed business decisions," said Robin Johnson, chief executive officer of FT Search, in the release.

"There are only a few search engines that employ relationship-based or semantic algorithms, and to date there is no other that accomplishes refinement using a business point of view."

Newssift was created by FT Search, an independent entity within the Financial Times Group.