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Out of the gate, we're dealing with tabular datasets — think CSV, TSV, Excel and soon Stata/SPSS. In the Fall, we'll be adding support for map shape data and s
by peteforde 15y ago
Out of the gate, we're dealing with tabular datasets — think CSV, TSV, Excel and soon Stata/SPSS.
In the Fall, we'll be adding support for map shape data and structured/node in the form of JSON/XML.
Politically, we're trying our best to be a neutral common carrier in the same way that Vimeo, Flickr and Scribd are.
We're progressive individuals so we'll try to stay on the side of fighting the good fight. <- not approved by legal :)
- arkitaip 15y agoI read your blog and discovered ScraperWiki through it (thanks!) so it makes a lot of sense that you're primarily focusing on structured and re-usable data. Would love to see some big picture blog post on the web data gathering and transformation eco system, e.g. how all the different tools/services - scrapers, rss, FreeBase, Yahoo Pipes, InfoChimps, etc - can be used in real business cases. Right now there seems to be a rich rhizome growing but the big picture issues are hidden beneath the soil.
- peteforde 15y agoYou're speaking to where we want to see all of this go. There's no easy answers, but you might want to check out: http://techcrunch.com/2009/11/23/flightcaster-flight-delay/ http://techcrunch.com/2009/11/23/flightcaster-flight-delay/ http://eaves.ca/2011/03/07/launching-an-open-data-business-recollect-net-vantrash-2-0/ http://eaves.ca/2011/03/07/launching-an-open-data-business-r... http://measuringmeasures.com/blog/2010/7/2/research-driven-startups.html http://measuringmeasures.com/blog/2010/7/2/research-driven-s... I have also ordered Sarah Lacy's new book, about info entrepreneurs in the developing world: http://www.amazon.ca/Brilliant-Crazy-Cocky-Entrepreneurs-Profit/dp/0470580097/ http://www.amazon.ca/Brilliant-Crazy-Cocky-Entrepreneurs-Pro...
- icebraining 15y agoWhat about RDF / SPARQL?
- peteforde 15y agoNope!