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Ways of thinking about Linked Data
- 1. shared innovation™ Ways ofthinking about Linked Data Rob Styles, SeniorTechnical Consultant rob.styles@talis.com
- 2. shared innovation™ A briefhistory of the Web.
- 3. shared innovation™ The Webis notThe Internet.
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- 7. shared innovation™ 1990 —TimBerners-Lee starts WorldWideWeb
- 8. shared innovation™ 1990 —TimBerners-Lee starts WorldWideWeb 2000 — Jimmy Wales starts Wikipedia
- 9. shared innovation™ 1980 —TimBerners-Lee wrote Enquire-Within-Upon-Everything 1990 —Tim Berners-Lee starts WorldWideWeb 2000 — Jimmy Wales starts Wikipedia
- 10. shared innovation™ 1980 —TimBerners-Lee wrote Enquire-Within-Upon-Everything 1990 —Tim Berners-Lee starts WorldWideWeb 2000 — Jimmy Wales starts Wikipedia 2007 —Tim Berners-Lee starts Linking Open Data
- 11. shared innovation™ What arepeople looking for?
- 12. shared innovation™ What arepeople looking for? 1. roberta mancino 2. tokyo sandblaster 3. josiah viera 4. marcus dupree 5. missle launch california 6. missile launch california 7. jack mcbrayer 8. dot jones 9. paul millsap 10. ab cuts http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?sa=X&date=2010-11-9
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- 14. shared innovation™ Search EngineResults.
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- 19. shared innovation™ Ambiguity. (the ParisHilton problem)
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- 23. shared innovation™ Data isjust people saying stuff.
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- 25. shared innovation™ Semantics ismeaning.
- 26. shared innovation™ Syntax isthe rules.
- 27. shared innovation™ The Webof Documents; a Syntactic Web.
- 28. shared innovation™ The Webof Data; a Semantic Web.
- 29. shared innovation™ Use webaddresses as names for real things.
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- 31. shared innovation™ When someonerequests that URL, give back useful information.
- 32. shared innovation™ Provide linksto other things, both in your own site and elsewhere.
- 33. shared innovation™ Linked Datais not* about publishing data on the web, it’s about making the things your website says machine-readable. * just
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- 38. shared innovation™ • “Mallard”is a Species.
- 39. shared innovation™ • “Mallard”is a Species. • “Mallard” has a scientific name of “Anas Platyrhynchos”.
- 40. shared innovation™ • “Mallard”is a Species. • “Mallard” has a scientific name of “Anas Platyrhynchos”. • “Mallard” has a common name of “Wild duck”.
- 41. shared innovation™ • “Mallard”is a Species. • “Mallard” has a scientific name of “Anas Platyrhynchos”. • “Mallard” has a common name of “Wild duck”. • “Mallard” lives in the “Lake” habitat (amongst others).
- 42. shared innovation™ • “Mallard”is a Species. • “Mallard” has a scientific name of “Anas Platyrhynchos”. • “Mallard” has a common name of “Wild duck”. • “Mallard” lives in the “Lake” habitat (amongst others). • “Wild Nature” is a video clip.
- 43. shared innovation™ • “Mallard”is a Species. • “Mallard” has a scientific name of “Anas Platyrhynchos”. • “Mallard” has a common name of “Wild duck”. • “Mallard” lives in the “Lake” habitat (amongst others). • “Wild Nature” is a video clip. • “Wild Nature” is about the species “Mallard”.
- 44. shared innovation™ • “Mallard”is a Species. • “Mallard” has a scientific name of “Anas Platyrhynchos”. • “Mallard” has a common name of “Wild duck”. • “Mallard” lives in the “Lake” habitat (amongst others). • “Wild Nature” is a video clip. • “Wild Nature” is about the species “Mallard”.
- 45. shared innovation™ • “Mallard”is a Species. • “Mallard” has a scientific name of “Anas Platyrhynchos”. • “Mallard” has a common name of “Wild duck”. • “Mallard” lives in the “Lake” habitat (amongst others). • “Wild Nature” is a video clip. • “Wild Nature” is about the species “Mallard”.
- 46. shared innovation™ • “Mallard”is a Species. • “Mallard” has a scientific name of “Anas Platyrhynchos”. • “Mallard” has a common name of “Wild duck”. • “Mallard” lives in the “Lake” habitat (amongst others). • “Wild Nature” is a video clip. • “Wild Nature” is about the species “Mallard”.
- 47. shared innovation™ • “Mallard”is a Species. • “Mallard” has a scientific name of “Anas Platyrhynchos”. • “Mallard” has a common name of “Wild duck”. • “Mallard” lives in the “Lake” habitat (amongst others). • “Wild Nature” is a video clip. • “Wild Nature” is about the species “Mallard”. Mallard Species a
- 48. shared innovation™ • “Mallard”is a Species. • “Mallard” has a scientific name of “Anas Platyrhynchos”. • “Mallard” has a common name of “Wild duck”. • “Mallard” lives in the “Lake” habitat (amongst others). • “Wild Nature” is a video clip. • “Wild Nature” is about the species “Mallard”. Mallard Species a Anas Platyrhynchos scientific name
- 49. shared innovation™ • “Mallard”is a Species. • “Mallard” has a scientific name of “Anas Platyrhynchos”. • “Mallard” has a common name of “Wild duck”. • “Mallard” lives in the “Lake” habitat (amongst others). • “Wild Nature” is a video clip. • “Wild Nature” is about the species “Mallard”. Mallard Species a Anas Platyrhynchos scientific name Wild duck common name
- 50. shared innovation™ • “Mallard”is a Species. • “Mallard” has a scientific name of “Anas Platyrhynchos”. • “Mallard” has a common name of “Wild duck”. • “Mallard” lives in the “Lake” habitat (amongst others). • “Wild Nature” is a video clip. • “Wild Nature” is about the species “Mallard”. Mallard Species a Anas Platyrhynchos scientific name Wild duck common name Lake Habitat a lives in
- 51. shared innovation™ • “Mallard”is a Species. • “Mallard” has a scientific name of “Anas Platyrhynchos”. • “Mallard” has a common name of “Wild duck”. • “Mallard” lives in the “Lake” habitat (amongst others). • “Wild Nature” is a video clip. • “Wild Nature” is about the species “Mallard”. Mallard Species a Anas Platyrhynchos scientific name Wild Nature Video Clipa Wild duck common name Lake Habitat a lives in
- 52. shared innovation™ • “Mallard”is a Species. • “Mallard” has a scientific name of “Anas Platyrhynchos”. • “Mallard” has a common name of “Wild duck”. • “Mallard” lives in the “Lake” habitat (amongst others). • “Wild Nature” is a video clip. • “Wild Nature” is about the species “Mallard”. Mallard Species a Anas Platyrhynchos scientific name Wild Nature Video Clipa about Wild duck common name Lake Habitat a lives in
- 53. shared innovation™ Properties ofLinked Data
- 54. shared innovation™ Properties ofLinked Data • Repeated values are simple (hard in CSV, simple in XML)
- 55. shared innovation™ Properties ofLinked Data • Repeated values are simple (hard in CSV, simple in XML) • Removing duplication is simple (no mechanism in CSV, or XML)
- 56. shared innovation™ Properties ofLinked Data • Repeated values are simple (hard in CSV, simple in XML) • Removing duplication is simple (no mechanism in CSV, or XML) • Many-to-Many relationships are simple (no built-in mechanism in CSV, or XML, complicated in RDBMS)
- 57. shared innovation™ Properties ofLinked Data • Repeated values are simple (hard in CSV, simple in XML) • Removing duplication is simple (no mechanism in CSV, or XML) • Many-to-Many relationships are simple (no built-in mechanism in CSV, or XML, complicated in RDBMS) • Mixing data from several places is simple (no built-in mechanism in CSV, XML or RDBMS)
- 58. shared innovation™ Properties ofLinked Data • Repeated values are simple (hard in CSV, simple in XML) • Removing duplication is simple (no mechanism in CSV, or XML) • Many-to-Many relationships are simple (no built-in mechanism in CSV, or XML, complicated in RDBMS) • Mixing data from several places is simple (no built-in mechanism in CSV, XML or RDBMS) • Data Structure is self-describing (CSV needs you to know the structure, XML has limited support)
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- 60. shared innovation™ Licensing... • Datais not a Creative Work
- 61. shared innovation™ Licensing... • Datais not a Creative Work • Copyright does not apply (consistently)
- 62. shared innovation™ Licensing... • Datais not a Creative Work • Copyright does not apply (consistently) • Creative Commons is a Copyright-based license
- 63. shared innovation™ Licensing... • Datais not a Creative Work • Copyright does not apply (consistently) • Creative Commons is a Copyright-based license • Therefore...
- 64. shared innovation™ Licensing... • Datais not a Creative Work • Copyright does not apply (consistently) • Creative Commons is a Copyright-based license • Therefore... • Creative Commons does not apply to data...
- 65. shared innovation™ Licensing... • Datais not a Creative Work • Copyright does not apply (consistently) • Creative Commons is a Copyright-based license • Therefore... • Creative Commons does not apply to data... • Use CC0 or ODC PDDL or ODC ODbL (for share-alike)
- 66. shared innovation™ but more...Thinkin terms of webs of things, not hierarchies, site maps or user journeys.
- 67. shared innovation™ still more...Aninternet of things
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- 69. shared innovation™ Key Points! • Linked Data, RDF, is the HTML for data. (it’s 1995 all over again)
- 70. shared innovation™ Key Points! • Linked Data, RDF, is the HTML for data. (it’s 1995 all over again) • Linked Data, web-thinking, is as old as the Library of Alexandria (and like Alexandria, it is a great way to share knowledge)
- 71. shared innovation™ Key Points! • Linked Data, RDF, is the HTML for data. (it’s 1995 all over again) • Linked Data, web-thinking, is as old as the Library of Alexandria (and like Alexandria, it is a great way to share knowledge) • Linked Data makes data part of the web. (a first class citizen alongside HTML, a target for linking to)
- 72. shared innovation™ Key Points! • Linked Data, RDF, is the HTML for data. (it’s 1995 all over again) • Linked Data, web-thinking, is as old as the Library of Alexandria (and like Alexandria, it is a great way to share knowledge) • Linked Data makes data part of the web. (a first class citizen alongside HTML, a target for linking to) • Linked Data lets anyone say anything about anything. (so don’t trust everything you read...)
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