[data-model] Proposed Abstract for Web Annotation Data Model Spec

Hi, Rob, Paolo–

Here is my proposed abstract for the Web Annotation Data Model spec [1]. 
I tried to reuse parts of the Introduction and Aims of the Model 
sections, with a little expansion to provide more context for those who 
might wonder what this is at all.

[[
Annotation is the act of creating associations between distinct pieces 
of information. The Web Annotation Data Model is to provide a standard 
structured description mechanism for sharing Annotations between 
systems. Web Annotations can be exchanged between client and server, 
between different annotation services, between different applications, 
between users of ebooks, phones, tablets, or desktop computers, or any 
other reading and commenting system.

The goal of this specification is to provide a data model simple enough 
for the most common use cases, such as attaching a comment or tag to a 
single web page or image, to more complex requirements like attaching 
arbitrary content to data or to timed multimedia resources.
]]


If you adopt this, or some variation of it, you might consider working 
the displaced substance of the current abstract into the Introduction 
and Aims of the Model sections.

[1] http://w3c.github.io/web-annotation/model_fpwd/

Regards-
-Doug

Received on Wednesday, 12 November 2014 19:01:26 UTC