Re: Our experience with Schema.org

Yes very good testimonial - +1 with Richard idea to write a post describing
a little the use cases etc :)


2018-02-22 23:04 GMT+01:00 Richard Wallis <rjw@dataliberate.com>:

> Indeed a great email — thank you so much for sharing.
>
> Have you thought of putting together a blog post or even an article to
> share in a little more detail with an audience wider than those subscribed
> to this list.
>
> Not only is this a great story to hear, I like your style in telling it!
>
> ~Richard.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 22 Feb 2018, at 21:27, Bill Kasdorf <kasdorf.bill@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This is a GEM of an email! Can I quote you? (Maybe leaving the bit about
> the dog out. No, wait, that's too good to leave out. Keep the dog in.)
>
> *Bill Kasdorf*
> *Principal, Kasdorf & Associates*
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> On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 3:35 PM, David Gibson <David.Gibson@southerncross.
> co.nz> wrote:
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>> I work for a New Zealand based health insurance company.  We have been
>> introducing the new generation of ‘semantic web’ tools and techniques into
>> our core systems.  We are using Schema.org, JSON-LD and Hydra.
>>
>>
>>
>> I’d just like to report our experience to, hopefully, encourage people in
>> the community.
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>>
>> *Schema.org <http://Schema.org> saved us a month!*  Yes, this is actual
>> feedback from the agile team developing a new wellness product.
>> Schema.org not only provides a direct, timesaving, ‘dictionary’ style
>> reference to the data we have mapped in the core insurance system; but it
>> provides a first order model for all the key elements of /Person,
>> /Organisation, etc.
>>
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>>
>> *Schema.org/Action <http://Schema.org/Action> built a system*!  We have
>> used the Schema.org/Action and /Event to specify a new generation of
>> customer ‘interaction’ system.  Again, Schema.org helped us way beyond
>> data mapping and models.  The structure of Schema.org, as a massively
>> peer reviewed, Internet ready,  semantic ‘model’ saved so much
>> specification time.
>>
>>
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>> *Schema.org <http://Schema.org> helps us understand our closed data!  *We
>> have mandated Schema.org mapping in all our systems as part of our new
>> data strategy.  Our Business Intelligence head as many complex tools for
>> the mapping and analysis of data (SAP, etc.) – she endorsed Schema.org
>> mapping for all our systems because we can apply it everywhere (AWS and
>> Azure) with simple tools
>>
>>
>>
>> *Schema.org <http://Schema.org> killed my dog?*  Yes of course, not
>> everyone agrees with the application of Schema.org (our rate and extent
>> of use).  I have heard people say that they ‘hate’ Schema.org – but I
>> have never heard a coherent argument against it.  I have found the
>> commentary on this thread very useful in providing perspective and support
>> for exploring the potential of Schema.org.  (I regularly distribute
>> ideas and comment from the community group to our internal teams).  I
>> believe that if people understand Schema.org they will find a myriad of
>> uses well beyond SEO.
>>
>>
>>
>> Schema.org/Respect
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>>
>>
>> *David Gibson – Application Architect*
>>
>> *Southern Cross Health Society*
>> *Phone *09 925 6025  *Mobile *022 181 4342
>> * Email *david.gibson@southerncross.co.nz
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