Kingsley,
On 28 Mar 2008, at 11:50, Kingsley Idehen wrote:
As for the quest for the killer application, I remain of the opinion
that "Linked Data" via de-referencable URIs is the killer
application of the Semantic Web vision. Just as "Linked Documents"
via de-referencable URLs is the killer application of the Document
Web.
I agree that linked data is the killer technical capability of the
Semantic Web.
I disagree strongly about linked data being a "killer app".
Linked data is not an application. It's one of several technical
capabilities offered by the Semantic Web technology stack. The
capabilities *enable* applications. But they *are* not applications.
Don't mistake your toolbox for your product or service.
The question how to bring linked data to the end user, be it in a
corporate or web environment, has still not been successfully
answered. The killer app is somewhere around there.
Richard
Most importantly, Tim reminded everyone that the Document Web and
the Semantic Web are mutually inclusive aspects of a single World
Wide Web :-)
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Regards,
Kingsley Idehen Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen
President & CEO OpenLink Software Web: http://www.openlinksw.com
