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Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker/Consultant
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Friday, September 26, 2003  

THE SEMANTIC WEB'S EARLY ADOPTERS
http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/3076961

The Semantic Web, which aims to link information stored in disparate formats intelligently using metadata tags, is on the brink of mainstream adoption, according to its proponents. Not convinced? Just look at blogging, says W3C Semantic Web Activity Leader Eric Miller, who says bloggers are some of the first end users enmeshed in the social network of the Semantic Web. "Some of the tools here are things like TrackBack and syndication," says Miller. "If you use any consistent blogging system, that system is available to RDF [Resource Description Framework], you can leverage RSS [Really Simple Syndication] tools and ask questions like 'show me all the people who are talking about grid technology.' What you get back is a more relevant response regardless of the data set. It's an interesting effect because it's typing those rants together in a cohesive way." You can also see Semantic Web influence in those automated phone systems that attempt to more efficiently steer callers through the maze of options. "They are moving from a series of prompt requests -- 'If you would like to do this press 1 or if you would like to do this press 2' -- to making them more effective by setting up preferences and profiles to get more streamlined," says Miller, who adds that the bio-informatics and life sciences communities are also some of the early adopters of the Semantic Web linking technology because it allows researchers to reference documents more quickly.

posted by Marcus Zillman | 8:48 AM
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