Re: Can we lower the LD entry cost please (part 1)?

On 2/8/09 10:50 AM, Andraz Tori wrote:
> On the other hand, the major problem of semantic web is lack of
> _incentives_  for publishers to publish data in clean semantic form.
> I am working on one of the initiatives to change that and it will
> hopefully see light of the day soon.
>    
Andraz,

Depends on who you mean by "publishers" :-)

URIs are Data Source Names,  data mesh (data space) conduits associated 
with a publishing entity. A time will come when Linked Data will be the 
norm for media behemoths like the Thompson Reuters etc.. Note, the BBC 
is already leading the charge; the incentives for doing this are crystal 
clear to BBC and Thompson Reuters (via Calais).

URIs are brand insignias, think about a data mesh that propagates value 
in true "Master - Details" style, so my masters records (e.g. DBpedia) 
are meshed with your details (links from Calais, BBC, Zemanta, and others).

DBpedia will never have a fraction of the details possessed by the likes 
of the BBC or Thompson Reuters. This reality creates a natural symbiotic 
relationship in the Linked Data Web realm where DBpedia is a Name Lookup 
Master while BBC, Reuters, and others provide links to details from 
their deep treasure troves of data (facts and events etc.). The URIs 
from the BBC, Reuters realms are going to be their brand insignias, and 
over time the whole world will catch on to this phenomenon i.e., the 
pursuit of SDQ once SEO limits totally crystallize via opportunity costs 
relative to SDQ.

The incentives are already clear, it just takes a while these ideas to 
propagate via opportunity costs.

Links:

1. http://bit.ly/3jZTWP - old post about SDQ

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Received on Sunday, 8 February 2009 17:05:15 UTC