Re: Using Facebook Data Objects to illuminate Linked Data add-on re. structured data

On 12 Jun 2011, at 22:05, Kingsley Idehen wrote:
> Example using the URL: http://graph.facebook.com/kidehen:
> 
> {
>   "id": "605980750",
>   "name": "Kingsley Uyi Idehen",
>   "first_name": "Kingsley",
>   "middle_name": "Uyi",
>   "last_name": "Idehen",
>   "link": "https://www.facebook.com/kidehen",
>   "username": "kidehen",
>   "gender": "male",
>   "locale": "en_US"
> }

Ok so you got this JSON from here: http://graph.facebook.com/kidehen

Then you go on to say that it would be much better if it said:

   "id": "https://www.facebook.com/kidehen#this"

instead of:

   "id": "605980750"

But given that you can't get any JSON from https://www.facebook.com/kidehen#this, wouldn't it be better if it said:

   "id": "http://graph.facebook.com/kidehen"

or even, as Glenn proposed:

   "id": "http://graph.facebook.com/605980750"

Both of these resolve and produce JSON. So if I wanted to refer to you in my app, it seems like these two would be quite handy identifiers, and superior to the one you proposed, no?

Best,
Richard



> 
> Some observations:
> 
> "id" attribute has value "605980750", this value means little on its own outside Facebook's data space.
> 
> Now imagine we tweaked this graph like so:
> 
> 
> {
>   "id": "https://www.facebook.com/kidehen#this"
>   "name": "Kingsley Uyi Idehen",
>   "first_name": "Kingsley",
>   "middle_name": "Uyi",
>   "last_name": "Idehen",
>   "link": "https://www.facebook.com/kidehen",
>   "username": "kidehen",
>   "gender": "male",
>   "locale": "en_US"
> }
> 
> All of a sudden, I've used a HTTP scheme based hyperlink to introduce a tiny degree of introspection.
> 
> I repeat this exercise for the attributes i.e., Name then using HTTP scheme URIs, and likewise for values best served by HTTP scheme URIs for boundlessly extending the object above, courtesy of the InterWeb.
> 
> Even if Facebook doesn't buy into my world view re. data objects, my worldview remains satisfied since I can ingest the FB data objects and then endow them with the fidelity I via use of URI based Names.
> 
> Example Linked Data Resource URL: http://linkeddata.uriburner.com/about/html/http://linkeddata.uriburner.com/about/id/entity/http/graph.facebook.com/kidehen .
> 
> Example Object Name from My Data Space: http://linkeddata.uriburner.com/about/id/entity/http/graph.facebook.com/kidehen .
> 
> A little structured data goes a long way to making what we all seek happen. Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! etc.. have committed to producing structured data. This commitment is massive and it should be celebrated since it makes life much easier for everyone that's interested in Linked Data or the broader Semantic Web vision. They aren't claiming to deliver anything more than structured data. At this time, their fundamental goal is to leave Semantic Fidelity matters to those who are interested in such pursuits, appropriately skilled, and so motivated.
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> 
> Regards,
> 
> Kingsley Idehen	
> President&  CEO
> OpenLink Software
> Web: http://www.openlinksw.com
> Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen
> Twitter/Identi.ca: kidehen
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