This report surveys the state of semantic web storage for RDF / triple data using existing free software tools. It takes a practical approach by targeting the work to the needs of developers, answering frequently asked questions related to this subject. The report first reviews previous work in surveying semantic web data, schema and triple stores, then gives an overview of the major systems with their feature set and maturity and then uses that information to provide a set of FAQs with answers related to storing semantic web data.
Why Dog Food?!
The call to "eat your own dog-food" is often heard in the Semantic Web research area. The motto encourages us to use the languages and tools that we are developing to support our own work and demonstrate convincing arguments for the introduction of explicit semantics.
The International Semantic Web and European Semantic Web Conference series have followed this maxim and published metadata describing the events. This metadata covers information about papers, schedules, attendees etc. Tools can then consume this information and provide services, such as intelligent scheduling or search, to conference attendees.
The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative is an open organization engaged in the development of interoperable online metadata standards that support a broad range of purposes and business models. DCMI's activities include work on architecture and modeling, discussions and collaborative work in DCMI Communities and DCMI Task Groups, annual conferences and workshops, standards liaison, and educational efforts to promote widespread acceptance of metadata standards and practices.
Metaweb holds the promise of all connected humankind weaving a tapestry of connections that more and more of us will be able to stand back and say, "Hmmm....I see a pattern here" and thus be able to invent ever higher value, solve deeper and more profound
With due respect, I think you, and even more aggresiously Clay Shirkey, have been misrepresenting what the Semantic Web is, and critiquing based on that misunderstanding, not on the reality. Folks like Danny Hillis and Nova Spivack who were listening got
R. Angles, and C. Gutierrez. 2nd European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC2005), volume 3532/2005 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, page 346-360. Heraklion, Greece, (May 2005)
A. Ankolekar, M. Krötzsch, T. Tran, and D. Vrandecic. WWW '07: Proceedings of the 16th international conference on World Wide Web, page 825--834. New York, NY, USA, ACM Press, (2007)
A. Ankolekar, M. Krötzsch, T. Tran, and D. Vrandecic. WWW '07: Proceedings of the 16th international conference on World Wide Web, page 825--834. New York, NY, USA, ACM Press, (2007)
A. Ankolekar, M. Krötzsch, T. Tran, and D. Vrandecic. WWW '07: Proceedings of the 16th international conference on World Wide Web, page 825--834. New York, NY, USA, ACM Press, (2007)