Comments on: The Semantic Web cometh http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/04/the-semantic-web-cometh/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:15:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/04/the-semantic-web-cometh/comment-page-1/#comment-6617 Chris Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:13:13 +0000 http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/?p=1868#comment-6617 After some reflection, my main question would be hasn't the semantic web already arrived for the most part? There is obviously a tremendous amount of information about any given topic available online, but I would suggest that the ability to parse or meaningfully organize data is more often than not an activity tied to the user and not of the efficacy of a specific tool. Sure, some objects are not totally and meaningfully tagged, but, those that have some level of text-based content are. Case in point, Google won't yield the perfect set of results if you type in a one-word search (as you mention), but if you use the right combination of terms and narrow in on medium type (blog, news, article, photo), your ability to find the right information becomes more a reflection of your ability to impose semantic relationships on the data using the right tools and searching skills. Thankfully, much of this type of activity can now be automated and aggregated (Google keyword updates, RSS Feeds, Readers). I find Harold Jarche's discussions of PKM or Personal Knowledge Management to be a solid explanation of how we impose relationships on the avalanche of information available on the web since he really focuses on this taks being a community-based iterative process that is more about attitude  than anything else. You've probably run across his thoughts on this topic. http://www.jarche.com/2009/11/pkm-overview/ Again, thanks for the post--really enjoyed it. After some reflection, my main question would be hasn’t the semantic web already arrived for the most part? There is obviously a tremendous amount of information about any given topic available online, but I would suggest that the ability to parse or meaningfully organize data is more often than not an activity tied to the user and not of the efficacy of a specific tool. Sure, some objects are not totally and meaningfully tagged, but, those that have some level of text-based content are.

Case in point, Google won’t yield the perfect set of results if you type in a one-word search (as you mention), but if you use the right combination of terms and narrow in on medium type (blog, news, article, photo), your ability to find the right information becomes more a reflection of your ability to impose semantic relationships on the data using the right tools and searching skills. Thankfully, much of this type of activity can now be automated and aggregated (Google keyword updates, RSS Feeds, Readers).

I find Harold Jarche’s discussions of PKM or Personal Knowledge Management to be a solid explanation of how we impose relationships on the avalanche of information available on the web since he really focuses on this taks being a community-based iterative process that is more about attitude  than anything else.

You’ve probably run across his thoughts on this topic.
http://www.jarche.com/2009/11/pkm-overview/

Again, thanks for the post–really enjoyed it.

]]> By: Christopher Regan http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/04/the-semantic-web-cometh/comment-page-1/#comment-4437 Christopher Regan Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:12:53 +0000 http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/?p=1868#comment-4437 Regarding addresses, Web 3.0 <em>is </em>joining us. Google's support of Microformat's is out (<a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/05/google-adds-microformat-parsin.html" title="Google Microformats" rel="nofollow">here</a>) and we've used it for many clients, including <a href="http://www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/sanfrancisco" title="JDV hotels in San Francisco" rel="nofollow">Joie de Vivre hotels in California</a>. Yes, it is up to us humans to guide the machines to have Machine-to-Machine learning. Regarding addresses, Web 3.0 is joining us. Google’s support of Microformat’s is out (here) and we’ve used it for many clients, including Joie de Vivre hotels in California.

Yes, it is up to us humans to guide the machines to have Machine-to-Machine learning.

]]> By: Abdul http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/04/the-semantic-web-cometh/comment-page-1/#comment-4227 Abdul Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:16:56 +0000 http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/?p=1868#comment-4227 Good information. Web 3.0 standard is very useful for SEO. I am working as a SEO. So i prefer to design and develop the site in this standard only Good information. Web 3.0 standard is very useful for SEO. I am working as a SEO. So i prefer to design and develop the site in this standard only

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