Re: Bob DuCharme on RDFa (was: Re: RDFa in 10sec)

Between "magic ink" or whatever CSI blue light + red googles, I would use
this description: "upon the structure of the page, RDFa allows you to add a
semantic layer", you may also say that the layer does not alter the
underlaying document, and by this is also peelable.

Note: I'm borrowing the term "semantic layering" from the Magpie semantic
browser.

Cheers,
Laurian Gridinoc
PhD Student
Knowledge Media Institute

On 14/02/07, Bob DuCharme <bob@snee.com> wrote:
>
>
> Instead of talking about magic ink, I'd say that it's a set of attributes
> that let you add metadata to web pages so that you can build cool new
> applications around collections of web pages. (I'm assuming that I'm
> talking to someone who understands the basics of web pages--otherwise,
> there's not much point in even discussing RDFa.)
>
> And thanks to everyone on the list who helped me work through the
> experiments on my weblog as I researched the article.
>
> Bob
>
> On Wed, February 14, 2007 4:22 pm, Elias Torres wrote:
> >
> > In case you have more time to explain, try this: :)
> >
> > http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2007/02/14/introducing-rdfa.html
> >
> > -Elias
> >
> > Hausenblas, Michael wrote:
> >> After the hot and tekky class/role debate, something
> >> to cool down:
> >>
> >> How would you explain RDFa to someone that is not
> >> into it, in 10sec?
> >>
> >> I guess my take to give a not-so-tekky answer would be:
> >>
> >> Imagine a magic ink on a paper. With a special kind
> >> of glasses you can actually see the things written
> >> on the paper with the magic ink.
> >>
> >> HTML is the paper and RDFa is both the magic ink and
> >> the special kind of glasses.
> >>
> >> Any other try?
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>        Michael
> >>
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