Category Archives: semanticweb

Socially linked data

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Matt McAlister

The semantic web folks, including Sir Tim Berners-Lee, have been saying for years that the Internet could become significantly more compelling by cooking more intelligence into the way things link around the network. The movement is getting some legs to … Continue reading →

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Local news is going the wrong way

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Matt McAlister

Google’s new Local News offering misses the point entirely. As Chris Tolles points out, Topix.net and others have been doing exactly this for years. Agregating information at the hyperlocal level isn’t just about geotagging information sources. Chris explains why they … Continue reading →

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The useful convergence of data

Posted on January 3, 2008 by

I have only one prediction for 2008. I think we’re finally about to see the useful combination of the 4 W’s – Who, What, Where, and When. Marc Davis has done some interesting research in this area at Yahoo!, and … Continue reading →

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The business of network effects

Posted on August 15, 2007 by

The Internet platform business has some unique challenges. It’s very tempting to adopt known models to make sense of it, like the PC business, for example, and think of the Internet platform like an operating system. The similarities are hard … Continue reading →

Posted in advertising, behavior, dareobasanjo, data, development, future, ideas, identity, innovation, jasonkottke, marketing, media, models, network, network effects, nick carr, participation, peer production, personalization, platform, recommendations, semanticweb, social media, strategy, trends | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Why Outside.in may have the local solution

Posted on July 24, 2007 by

The recent blog frenzy over hyperlocal media inspired me to have a look at Outside.in again. It’s not just the high profile backers and the intense competitive set that make Outside.in worth a second look. There’s something very compelling in … Continue reading →

Posted in 94107, advertising, aggregation, blogging, citizen media, citizenjournalism, collaboration, community, economics, edge, journalism, local, media, network effects, outside.in, participation, peer production, platform, potrero hill, publishing, san francisco, semanticweb, social media, tagging | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Freebase.com is hot

Posted on June 22, 2007 by

I don’t get a chance to review products often enough these days. But when I heard about Freebase I knew I needed to dive into that one as soon as I was able. Fortunately, I was invited only yesterday to … Continue reading →

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