How the Semantic Web Will Pull the Future Near
February 16th
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NYConvergence ORIGINAL
by: Amy Berryhill
In his new book, The Power of Pull, author David Siegel outlines the future of the online experience. As he explained at the Web2NewYork February Meetup, that future is the semantic web.
Siegel describes the semantic web as content that is a) unambiguous and b) fully accessible online. This means that a piece of content is located within the cloud, without barriers or silos, and that either a person or a program could easily understand the structure and meaning of the content.
The concept of pull, from which the book derives its name, describes the way that users will experience the semantic web of the future. They will pull content in instead of having it pushed out to them by media outlets, retailers and marketers.
"I think we're going to see a lot about what people want instead of what we've been feeding them for the last 10 - 15 years," said Siegel. If he is correct, the way business is negotiated online will shift drammatically; users might get just what they want and nothing more.
Additional presentations at the Web2NewYork Meetup included: TrustWorks, hMag, Roadify, Televaction, and Urballoon.
by: Amy Berryhill
In his new book, The Power of Pull, author David Siegel outlines the future of the online experience. As he explained at the Web2NewYork February Meetup, that future is the semantic web.
Siegel describes the semantic web as content that is a) unambiguous and b) fully accessible online. This means that a piece of content is located within the cloud, without barriers or silos, and that either a person or a program could easily understand the structure and meaning of the content.
The concept of pull, from which the book derives its name, describes the way that users will experience the semantic web of the future. They will pull content in instead of having it pushed out to them by media outlets, retailers and marketers.
"I think we're going to see a lot about what people want instead of what we've been feeding them for the last 10 - 15 years," said Siegel. If he is correct, the way business is negotiated online will shift drammatically; users might get just what they want and nothing more.
Additional presentations at the Web2NewYork Meetup included: TrustWorks, hMag, Roadify, Televaction, and Urballoon.
