RE: More On the Semantic Web (or: is RDF any good?)

When I worked at the BBC (circa 1995-1997), I wanted the BBC to define its
own DTD (in XML) for similar reasons. But my position was a producer, not
a senior manager. I felt the BBC could lead on the adoption of XML.

Gordo


On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Matt Jensen
wrote:

> There is no network effect in PNG adoption, but there would be in Semantic
> Web adoption.  If ABCNews.com were to support a semantic standard, I now
> have more of an incentive to support the standard on my own site; I'll be
> able to make inferences with ABCNews.com's content.
> 
> -Matt Jensen
>  NewsBlip
>  Seattle
> 
> 
> On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Gordon Joly wrote:
> 
> > >...  Then a form of Metcalfe's law [2]
> > >applies, where other web sites have more and more reasons to join.
> > 
> > Yes, to convince them. But like HTML (the well know computer virus),
> > inertia rules.
> > 
> > Did PNG take off like a rocket? Answer - no. And that was a very
> > simple in comparison.
> 
> 
> 
> 

-- 
Gordon Joly       http://www.pobox.com/~gordo/
gordo@dircon.co.uk       gordon.joly@pobox.com

Received on Wednesday, 8 November 2000 11:36:49 UTC