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Aug
13th

Wed

One of the advantages of how RDF works is that it is possible to query a dataset without knowing anything about the data set at the outset…an RDF store is ‘self-describing’ - there is no need to know about traditional metadata (schemas) before exploring a data set.

— S is for Semantics: RDF as self-describing data

Startup, Inc - What You Need to Know Before Starting a Company

Aug
11th

Mon

Build Your Own Social Network with SocialGO

SocialGO is a new Ning competitor that is currently testing in private beta.

Firefox and Twitter implementing OAuth

“Google adopted OAuth for all the Google Data APIs this summer, so there’s really no reason why 3rd party apps should ask you for any Google passwords ever again.

This is all very good news for everyone. Secure user authentication equals greater user trust, which equals developer access to more user data. More developer access to user data equals more innovation. More innovation makes us happy (we love this stuff) and, co-incidentally, leads to more user data. Data portability is good for everyone. Bring it on, Twitter and Firefox!”

Will The Semantic Web Have a Gender? - ReadWriteWeb

There Must Be Something Between Viral & Obscure… - ReadWriteWeb

Share This numbers.

Is Facebook the Most Popular Social Bookmarking Service on the Web? - ReadWriteWeb

Aug
5th

Tue

Tim Berners-Lee recently said that the success of the Semantic Web should be measured by the “level of unexpected reuse”.

— Semantic Web by Example: Semantic CrunchBase - benjamin nowack’s blog

Aug
1st

Fri

The new user experience is about fluidity. The innovations have set the bar for UI high. Users demand simplicity and elegance, wanting to know how to use the product without a manual. They expect the software to work perfectly, for it to be helpful and smart. No company can afford to ignore usability, or it will lose users to someone doing the same product with a better UI.

— Beyond the API: Why Companies Should Have a Presence on All Major Platforms « Alex Iskold Technology Blog

As Tim Berners-Lee did in Beijing, Kelly draws parallels between the size of the Web and the size of the human brain. Kelly suggests that the size of the Web is doubling every year, such that the ‘total processing power… in raw bits’ of the Web will surpass that of humanity by 2040.

— Kevin Kelly looks to the next 5,000 days of the Web | The Semantic Web | ZDNet.com