Henry,
Another reason why the SW is failing:
You don't see it as a need because you don't think of the options you are
missing. Like people in 1800 did not think horses were slow, because they did
not consider that they could fly. Or if they did think of that it was just as a
dream.
Or closer to home, in the 80ies most people did not miss getting information
quickly, the library was around the corner. Or they did not miss buying their
tickets online.
You need a bit of imagination to see what you are missing. Which is why a lot
of people stop dreaming.
It's painful.
I would reply with equally ad hominem remarks but it isn't worth the effort.
Patrick
On 7/2/2010 7:03 AM, Henry Story wrote:
On 2 Jul 2010, at 12:49, Patrick Durusau wrote:
Henry,
On 7/2/2010 6:03 AM, Henry Story wrote:
On 2 Jul 2010, at 11:57, Patrick Durusau wrote:
On 7/2/2010 5:27 AM, Ian Davis wrote:
On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Patrick Durusau<[email protected]> wrote:
I make this point in another post this morning but is your argument that
investment by vendors =
I think I just answered it there, before reading this message. Let me
know if not!
I think you made a very good point about needing examples so user can say: "I want
to do that."
Which was one of the strong points of HTML.
Ok, what users will want is the Social Web. And here is the way to convince
people:
"The Social Network Privacy Mess: Why we Need the Social Web"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=994DvSJZyww&feature=channel
( This can of course be improved) The general ideas should be clear:
dystopia: we cannot have all social data centralised on one server.
utopia: there is a lot of money to be made in creating the social web, and
thereby
increasing democracy in the world.
This can ONLY be done with linked data. And there is a real need for it.
Several presumptions:
1) "there is a lot of money to be made creating the social web" - ? On what
economic model? Advertising? Can't simply presume that money can be made.
Look I could leave that to you as an exercise to the reader. I don't know why
people want me
to give them answers also on how to make money. Sometimes you have to think for
yourself.
Just think how much bigger a global social web is. Then think everyone
connecting to everyone.
Then think that perhaps you could sell software to firms that have certain
needs, to doctors and hostpitals that have other needs, to universities, etc.
etc...
It's up to your imagination really.
2) "thereby increasing democracy in the world" - ??? Not real sure what that has to do with social
networks. However popular "increasing democracy" may be as a slogan, it is like "fighting
terrorism."
Because people can publish their own data, and control what they say and to
whome they say it a lot more.
Different governments and populations have different definitions for both. I
have my own preferences but realize there are different definitions used by
others.
I don't care what dictators think about democracy frankly.
3) "can ONLY be done with linked data." Really? Seems like the phone companies
from your example did it long before linked data.
Phone companies do something very simple: connect phones. The internet connects
computers. The web connects pages. You need the semantic web to connect things
(and hence people)
4) "there is a real need for it." ? I get as annoyed as anyone with the
multiple logins and universities do have some common logins for their internal systems
but I am not sure I would describe it as a need.
You don't see it as a need because you don't think of the options you are
missing. Like people in 1800 did not think horses were slow, because they did
not consider that they could fly. Or if they did think of that it was just as a
dream.
Or closer to home, in the 80ies most people did not miss getting information
quickly, the library was around the corner. Or they did not miss buying their
tickets online.
You need a bit of imagination to see what you are missing. Which is why a lot
of people stop dreaming.
It's painful.
At least until some survey shows that a large number of users are willing to
pay for such a service.
I have never heard of an inventor making surveys to test things out. That is
nonsense. At most what that can tell you is little details, ways to fine tune a
system. It will never let you see the big changes coming.
Hope you are looking forward to a great weekend!
you too.
Patrick
Henry
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Patrick Durusau
[email protected]
Chair, V1 - US TAG to JTC 1/SC 34
Convener, JTC 1/SC 34/WG 3 (Topic Maps)
Editor, OpenDocument Format TC (OASIS), Project Editor ISO/IEC 26300
Co-Editor, ISO/IEC 13250-1, 13250-5 (Topic Maps)
Another Word For It (blog): http://tm.durusau.net
Homepage: http://www.durusau.net
Twitter: patrickDurusau
