On 2/8/09 10:50 AM, Andraz Tori wrote:
On the other hand, the major problem of semantic web is lack of
_incentives_ for publishers to publish data in clean semantic form.
I am working on one of the initiatives to change that and it will
hopefully see light of the day soon.
Andraz,
Depends on who you mean by "publishers" :-)
URIs are Data Source Names, data mesh (data space) conduits associated
with a publishing entity. A time will come when Linked Data will be the
norm for media behemoths like the Thompson Reuters etc.. Note, the BBC
is already leading the charge; the incentives for doing this are crystal
clear to BBC and Thompson Reuters (via Calais).
URIs are brand insignias, think about a data mesh that propagates value
in true "Master - Details" style, so my masters records (e.g. DBpedia)
are meshed with your details (links from Calais, BBC, Zemanta, and others).
DBpedia will never have a fraction of the details possessed by the likes
of the BBC or Thompson Reuters. This reality creates a natural symbiotic
relationship in the Linked Data Web realm where DBpedia is a Name Lookup
Master while BBC, Reuters, and others provide links to details from
their deep treasure troves of data (facts and events etc.). The URIs
from the BBC, Reuters realms are going to be their brand insignias, and
over time the whole world will catch on to this phenomenon i.e., the
pursuit of SDQ once SEO limits totally crystallize via opportunity costs
relative to SDQ.
The incentives are already clear, it just takes a while these ideas to
propagate via opportunity costs.
Links:
1. http://bit.ly/3jZTWP - old post about SDQ
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