+1 - no matter how it is called 2012/6/20 Pablo Mendes <[email protected]>: >> Replacing the terms "semantics" with some kind of "data" just seems an >> inaccurate description of what this is about. > > > > In my opinion, "semantics" should only be used when we wish to discuss "the > relation between signifiers, such as words, phrases, signs, and symbols, > and what they stand for". > But... > > > >> What the 4 projects have in common is the use of technologies (notably RDF) >> > > > > Agreed. I'd be OK with calling it RDF track, for example. > > > ... the use of technologies ... that allow linking entities other than >> data, for example persons or abstract ideas. > > > > Exactly! For this reason, we called our upcoming ISWC workshop Web of > Linked Entities: http://wole2012.eurecom.fr/ > (btw: We wouldn't mind if ApacheCon had a homonymous workshop.) > > The problem with "semantics" is that it has been repeatedly misunderstood > and abused. For many people that have been around these topics for a while, > it is just cacophonous. For many people that are new to the field, it can > be scary. > > Unless you have positive things to say about the term, why should we insist > in using it? > > Cheers, > Pablo > > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Iavor Jelev > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Meant "Web of Data" of course :) >> >> Am 20.06.2012 14:12, schrieb Iavor Jelev: >> > >> >> >> >> "semantic web" scares regular developers away as complicated >> >> rule-based reasoning systems and hide the goodness of simple stuff >> >> such as JSON-LD, RDFa Lite, reusable data vocabularies such as >> >> schema.org and friends. >> >> >> >> +1 for "Web of Data". >> >> >> > >> > agreed! +1 for "Web of Date" from me too. >> > >> > kind regards, >> > Iavor >> >>
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