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Good ideas don't always follow a linear path. The buzz around semantic web probably didn't mesure at the time all the obstacles it would find on its way. Agreei

Good ideas don't always follow a linear path. The buzz around semantic web probably didn't mesure at the time all the obstacles it would find on its way. Agreeing on categories is one of them but IMHO, the biggest one is legacy content and the inertia it carries on change. I use dbpedia on a toy project and really appreciate it although I only use a very shallow portion of its possibilities. And it's still very brittle on the edges. Also I don't see it taking any momentum if it's not embraced by more of the big content players. An interesting question would be : would semantic web favor google ? It would certainly help it index content but wouldn't also deprive it from its search monopoly ?

robryan 12y ago
Google is probably one the biggest drivers of structured data on websites. They pull a lot of the additional search features such as ratings stars from structured data. [1] As websites will do anything to better than out in search results there is a large uptake in adding structured data. [1] https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/99170?hl=en https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/99170?hl=en
- charlysisto 12y ago
  I was aware of it but I find it's the 'minimum syndical' as you put it in french. A real way of embracing the semantic web would be, for example, to expose a LinkData compatible subset of their indexed content (a la dbpedia). The way they expose the web today is unidimensional : keywords => related website list. It's great for humans to parse. But its extremely limited for machines. Why isn't there yet an API or an UI to ask all books of Japanese novelists of the last 2 centuries (website links included per book). I am sure this could be in googles reach and of greta interest for everybody (replace books by manga if you wish). And that I would call embracing semantic web.

robryan 12y ago

Google is probably one the biggest drivers of structured data on websites. They pull a lot of the additional search features such as ratings stars from structured data. [1] As websites will do anything to better than out in search results there is a large uptake in adding structured data. [1] https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/99170?hl=en https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/99170?hl=en

charlysisto 12y ago
I was aware of it but I find it's the 'minimum syndical' as you put it in french. A real way of embracing the semantic web would be, for example, to expose a LinkData compatible subset of their indexed content (a la dbpedia). The way they expose the web today is unidimensional : keywords => related website list. It's great for humans to parse. But its extremely limited for machines. Why isn't there yet an API or an UI to ask all books of Japanese novelists of the last 2 centuries (website links included per book). I am sure this could be in googles reach and of greta interest for everybody (replace books by manga if you wish). And that I would call embracing semantic web.