Posts Tagged “semantic web”

As the web gets smarter, will our anonymity evaporate?

by Luke Rodgers on January 18, 2009

One of the most exciting things going on in webland today, I think, is the myriad of technologies, user experiences, and computer-to-computer interactions that typically pass under the monikers of “Web 3.0” or “the semantic web.” There isn’t a lot (…)

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If it can’t be shared, it doesn’t count

by Luke Rodgers on November 15, 2008

Kevin Kelly on the future of the web, which he sees basically in terms of a movement towards the semantic web, or a web of linked data.
Kelly unfortunatley comes across a bit naive, as he discusses our inevitable dependance upon, (…)

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Consequences of bot-mediated reality

by Luke Rodgers on September 17, 2008

I have a lot of catch-up listening to do with regards to The Long Now Foundation’s excellent Seminars About Long-term Thinking (SALT) lecture and podcast series. I’m a charter member of the Foundation, which gets you a sweet membership card (…)

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Some reflections on Aurora, browser of the future

by Luke Rodgers on August 24, 2008

Let me say first that this is some amazing conceptual work. Coming up with something that is genuinely new (or, depending on your metaphysics, at least seems so) is difficult work. It is rare that something comes along in the (…)

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Using Wordpress as a CMS – Part 3

by Luke Rodgers on August 15, 2008

In the first two “wordpress as CMS” posts, I discussed the benefits of Wordpress as compared with other free, open source CMSs and how to take advantage of recent Wordpress improvements when using it as a CMS. In this installation, (…)

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The semantic web gets friendly

by Luke Rodgers on August 13, 2008

I’ve had a passing interest in the semantic web since I first heard the term a few years ago, but hadn’t explored it much beyond using the hCard microformat for contact info on a few websites I’ve done. It sounded (…)

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