Comments on: Why the Semantic Web Marketing Message Has Failed http://www.semergence.com/2007/03/21/why-the-semantic-web-marketing-message-has-failed/ Semantic Web, Ruby on Rails, and Massive Data Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:01:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Semantic Web: There’s content yet. Why wrap it by abstractions of itself? « knowledge. accessible, comprehensible, computable http://www.semergence.com/2007/03/21/why-the-semantic-web-marketing-message-has-failed/#comment-157 Semantic Web: There’s content yet. Why wrap it by abstractions of itself? « knowledge. accessible, comprehensible, computable Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:36:09 +0000 http://www.semergence.com/2007/03/21/why-the-semantic-web-marketing-message-has-failed/#comment-157 <p>[...] Semantic Web is a web of data.” Nothing about semantics. Now what? — Backtrack “Why the Semantic Web Marketing Message Has Failed” to Stephen’s original post clears up the matter: “[…] the W3C needs to [...]</p> […] Semantic Web is a web of data.” Nothing about semantics. Now what? — Backtrack “Why the Semantic Web Marketing Message Has Failed” to Stephen’s original post clears up the matter: “[…] the W3C needs to […]

]]> By: Mike D. http://www.semergence.com/2007/03/21/why-the-semantic-web-marketing-message-has-failed/#comment-158 Mike D. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:07:17 +0000 http://www.semergence.com/2007/03/21/why-the-semantic-web-marketing-message-has-failed/#comment-158 <p>The criticism of complexity was certainly true of the semantic web standards released in 2004. That complexity combined with a lack of tools is the main reason the semantic web fizzled.</p> <p>In January of this year the W3C released a working draft for a simplified standard: RDFa. This new standard will enable semantic attributes to be embedded directly into XHTML. A clear introduction to RDFa can be found at http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-rdfa-primer/</p> <p>We believe RDFa, along with a supporting tool set, can form a bridge to the Semantic Web envisioned by Tim Berners-Lee. </p> <p>Semantic Bridge Technologies (http://www.semanticbridgetechnologies.com) is a startup company located in Austin, TX. We are creating a tool set and the supporting infrastructure for the implementation of the Semantic Web. We are taking a very pragmatic approach. Our target audience is comprised of web designers and software engineers who build Internet applications not theorists who study semantic structures. We are building a bridge, not an ivory tower. </p> <p>One of the key aspects of the Semantic Bridge Project is the creation of a dynamic and interactive ontology management system, “The Semantic Knowledge Repository”. This system along with the tools that will allow web designers and software engineers to easily interact with the repository will have a profound impact on the rapid deployment of the Semantic Web. </p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p>Mike Duffy CEO / CTO Semantic Bridge Technologies mduffy [at] austin.rr.com</p> The criticism of complexity was certainly true of the semantic web standards released in 2004. That complexity combined with a lack of tools is the main reason the semantic web fizzled.

In January of this year the W3C released a working draft for a simplified standard: RDFa. This new standard will enable semantic attributes to be embedded directly into XHTML. A clear introduction to RDFa can be found at http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-rdfa-primer/

We believe RDFa, along with a supporting tool set, can form a bridge to the Semantic Web envisioned by Tim Berners-Lee.

Semantic Bridge Technologies (http://www.semanticbridgetechnologies.com) is a startup company located in Austin, TX. We are creating a tool set and the supporting infrastructure for the implementation of the Semantic Web. We are taking a very pragmatic approach. Our target audience is comprised of web designers and software engineers who build Internet applications not theorists who study semantic structures. We are building a bridge, not an ivory tower.

One of the key aspects of the Semantic Bridge Project is the creation of a dynamic and interactive ontology management system, “The Semantic Knowledge Repository”. This system along with the tools that will allow web designers and software engineers to easily interact with the repository will have a profound impact on the rapid deployment of the Semantic Web.

Sincerely,

Mike Duffy
CEO / CTO
Semantic Bridge Technologies
mduffy [at] austin.rr.com

]]> By: Ed Davies http://www.semergence.com/2007/03/21/why-the-semantic-web-marketing-message-has-failed/#comment-155 Ed Davies Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:31:10 +0000 http://www.semergence.com/2007/03/21/why-the-semantic-web-marketing-message-has-failed/#comment-155 <p><i>I think this is one of the biggest misnomers about the semantic web.</i></p> <p>Do you realise that your use of the word "misnomer" here is a misnomer? Look it up. Use of "misnomer" like this seems to result from a common misunderstanding.</p> <p>(Completely agree with the rest of the post, by the way).</p> I think this is one of the biggest misnomers about the semantic web.

Do you realise that your use of the word “misnomer” here is a misnomer? Look it up. Use of “misnomer” like this seems to result from a common misunderstanding.

(Completely agree with the rest of the post, by the way).

]]> By: Depp http://www.semergence.com/2007/03/21/why-the-semantic-web-marketing-message-has-failed/#comment-156 Depp Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:01:59 +0000 http://www.semergence.com/2007/03/21/why-the-semantic-web-marketing-message-has-failed/#comment-156 <p>It's <em>s</em>emantic web (with small s) <em>lol</em></p> It’s semantic web (with small s) lol

]]> By: Frank Kilkelly http://www.semergence.com/2007/03/21/why-the-semantic-web-marketing-message-has-failed/#comment-154 Frank Kilkelly Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:24:36 +0000 http://www.semergence.com/2007/03/21/why-the-semantic-web-marketing-message-has-failed/#comment-154 <blockquote> </blockquote><blockquote> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>We need to completely deny any relationship to AI. <<<</p> </blockquote> <p>Exactly. AI can simply be aided by it if needs be. When you realise that the basic premise of the Semantic Web is exposing data on the Web in a machine understandable format to make a 'web of data' rather than a 'web of pages' it gets a LOT less confusing.</p>

We need to completely deny any relationship to AI. <<<

Exactly. AI can simply be aided by it if needs be. When you realise that the basic premise of the Semantic Web is exposing data on the Web in a machine understandable format to make a ‘web of data’ rather than a ‘web of pages’ it gets a LOT less confusing.

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