- From: Richard Cyganiak <richard@cyganiak.de>
- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:37:06 +0000
- To: kidehen@openlinksw.com
- Cc: public-lod@w3.org
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 :-) > > -- > > > Regards, > > Kingsley Idehen Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen > President & CEO OpenLink Software Web: http://www.openlinksw.com > > > > >
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