Hi,
Is anyone out there familiar with the notion of the Semantic Web? I read part of a book recently on the semantic web and RDF and was wondering what is up with that subject. What with all the publicity about "web services", no one has talked much on the semantic web.
Thoughts? Are these two intertwined, the same, totally distinct? My impression is a web service world is one where independent systems are configured to intercommunicate somewhat indepenedently over the internet using various protocols. The semantic web is more of a notion aimed at consumer use, "agents" if you will, although I hate to use another over-publicized under-delivered term. The semantic web provides meaning to the computer and agents so that a user can get more out of the web than even Google can offer by just doing a lot of raw processing of the text and hyperlinks on pages.
When I read about the semantic web, I thought it was a great idea, but I don't see much being done in the area. I would like to have an agent/interface where I can say "I want to buy a brown chair" and it returns links to sites not just based on the words "brown chair" but intelligently looks for sites that sell furniture then chooses chairs, seats, couches, etc. that are listed in various colors, including brown. Anyway, I hope you get my point.
Bobby Lewis
Is anyone out there familiar with the notion of the Semantic Web? I read part of a book recently on the semantic web and RDF and was wondering what is up with that subject. What with all the publicity about "web services", no one has talked much on the semantic web.
Thoughts? Are these two intertwined, the same, totally distinct? My impression is a web service world is one where independent systems are configured to intercommunicate somewhat indepenedently over the internet using various protocols. The semantic web is more of a notion aimed at consumer use, "agents" if you will, although I hate to use another over-publicized under-delivered term. The semantic web provides meaning to the computer and agents so that a user can get more out of the web than even Google can offer by just doing a lot of raw processing of the text and hyperlinks on pages.
When I read about the semantic web, I thought it was a great idea, but I don't see much being done in the area. I would like to have an agent/interface where I can say "I want to buy a brown chair" and it returns links to sites not just based on the words "brown chair" but intelligently looks for sites that sell furniture then chooses chairs, seats, couches, etc. that are listed in various colors, including brown. Anyway, I hope you get my point.
Bobby Lewis