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

> Fair enough, there's room for that too. I have been trying to do that
> through for quite some time... ( look me up, you'll see what I mean ).
> But why cut the excercise. I wonder ;)


The excersise continues! In another thread, I posted my questions (real
questions that web2.0 developers asked) . Looking forward to answers and
more questions!

>
>
> These are parallel tracks. If you can tell them ( the stups ) how
> their customers will benefit or how new biz models can emerge from LD
> I guarantee you they will listen in better terms than talking at a
> tech level.

In the web2.0 dev case, to do this, it needs to be clear how LD can be
consumed. However, this is exactly our approach and the reason why we
founded Semantic Web Austin! Austin, is an important startup city in the
US,  so our objective is to combine the effort of new startups, and LD!

>
>
> ( sorry for going too off track here K ).
>
> >
> > 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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