Re: What's the Value Prop. of Linked Data?

Aldo,

I agree completely!

However, my concern are the web2.0 developers. Why? Because everyday we see
new startups, new applications, new apis.

Simply, I envision these new startups, new applications, using and publich
Linked Data. I'm sure that you guys want that too, right?

Juan Sequeda, Ph.D Student
Dept. of Computer Sciences
The University of Texas at Austin
www.juansequeda.com
www.semanticwebaustin.org


On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 5:42 PM, Aldo Bucchi <aldo.bucchi@gmail.com> wrote:

> Juan,
>
> Linked Data is not just a new tool that helps you develop faster ;)
> Kingsley is hinting just that. This is an industry changer.
> IT is there to help people and companies do "things". In this case,
> the "how" is also an enabler of new "what"s.
>
> Go back to when the web started: It was a developer toy... but in
> retrospective, it enabled new levels of communication and changed the
> way business, health, education, government and life happens around
> the world.
>
> Developers are only a small segment in the larger value chain that
> linked data will soon come to be.
>
> This is a very neat exercise ;)
> Would love to see it evolve.... ( I will make my contributions as I
> can. killing bugs now ).
>
> Best,
> A
>
> On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 8:29 PM, Juan Sequeda <juanfederico@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Kingsley,
> >
> > These are great questions, but you missed the questions from the web2.0
> > developer. That is who I am worried about.
> >
> > I sent even more basic questions in the previous thread.
> >
> > In conclusion, this proves that we need to have Linked Data Education and
> > Outreach
> >
> > Juan Sequeda, Ph.D Student
> > Dept. of Computer Sciences
> > The University of Texas at Austin
> > www.juansequeda.com
> > www.semanticwebaustin.org
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 4:41 PM, Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Juan,
> >>
> >> Enterprise:
> >>
> >> Problem: I am an executive trying to figure out how Linked Data will
> help
> >> me. My biggest problem is connecting the dots across disparate data
> sources
> >> associated with a myriad of enterprise applications. I though SOA was
> the
> >> solution?
> >>
> >> Web SaaS App. User:
> >>
> >> Problem: I am a Web user, I blog, I share bookmarks, I am on many
> >> social-networks, I can't find anything.  I am also beginning to realize
> that
> >> I don't own my own data.  How does Linked Data help me Find things and
> >> reclaim ownership of my data? Even better, enable me to use the Web
> >> productivity bearing in mind there are only so many hours in a day.
> >>
> >> Government:
> >>
> >> Problem: I am bailing out every conceivable national behemoth in my
> local
> >> economy, how did we get here? Can Linked Data help me?
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Kingsley Idehen       Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen<http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/%7Ekidehen>
> >> President & CEO OpenLink Software     Web: http://www.openlinksw.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
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