- From: Mark <mreitman@mindspring.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 11:31:35 -0800
- To: <xml-dev@xml.org>, <www-rdf-interest@w3.org>
When I first learned about the building of a sub class to XML that would allow a common semantic for knowledge, RDF, I became very excited (I guess it dosn't take much). As a prior developer of a commercial PICS enterprise (NetShepherd) I became convinced that individual ratings of web sites and building massive data warehouses (the PICS label bureau) were impractical. We were never really interested in thin ratings for blocking when the real challenge was making INFO more usefull. I think that blocking was a "political" stone hung around PICS neck because it was an easy to understand use of the technology. Reality:Blocking=Filtering=Knowledge (ok, end of speech). However, a world wide standard that allowed sharing from existing data stores could work. Especially in the current digital economy. It made sense to me that RDF was the next logical step in creating this world wide information data warehouse. RDF is essential to get greater value out of the world wide web data resource. My suggestion is that you ASK THE USER before rewritting it or killing it. For example, an ecommerce site might ask for a common way to share catalog information. Subject (Resource): http://www.gap.com/onlinestore/gap/shops/jjacket_w_s.asp?sid=3L6LCLJ5VVS12G6 B00A3H20T8BHF02J4&wdid=301 Predicate (Property): Gap:Shops:Jackets:Suede:Tan:Medium Object (literal): # 1216120020002;$168.00 This standardized information could be used by Gap affiliates, accross Gap language sites, stores, supply chain, and consumers who could pay for all on line purchases with a single click (makes digital wallets more practical). Newswires currently send info out the door at a blazing speed in proprietary formats. With a common format, RDF, they could tag data so that end users could get greater value. Sites would be able to reduce the cost of parsing data. MAKE MORE SENSE OUT OF IT. Users could personalize pages to include info accross news sources (not requiring the provider to do custom programming) and other outlets (wireless, appliances, fax, neuro implants) would only have to pass the data through a template to reformat. So just as "blocking" (ugh) was a practical use of PICS let's do something like creating an ecommerce RDF standard. Enlist the help of companies like SAP, Peoplesoft and Amazon.com who have the most to gain from this. It will drive the technology forward and we will get valuable input from the user. I'm starting the "Save the RDF" movement. --Mark
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