Comments for Intelitecht http://www.intelitecht.com Meaningful Intelligence for Meaningful Engagement Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:12:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Facebook versus Semantic Web by Bruce van der Kooijhttp://www.intelitecht.com/2011/09/facebook-versus-semantic-web.html#comment-106 Bruce van der Kooij Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:12:22 +0000 http://www.intelitecht.com/?p=1475#comment-106 Wow. Great stuff. "Digitally savvy individuals should really be looking for ways to take back control of their digital history and presence, with decisions about how and where it is used being made by them." Yes! And as far as I can tell Google Plus isn't any better. In fact I can't even get Takeout to work. I guess this is why there was so much interest in Diaspora. But I find myself rather disappointed with what's come out of that project so far. Apart from an activity stream https://joindiaspora.com/u/ilya I can't even see what they've come up with so far. And I don't really want to grab the code, follow the installation instructions etc. to find out. As for the semantic web. I think I first heard about the term "semantic web" when I was studying software engineering in college about 8 years ago. Today I still find myself rather confused as to why the semantic web as envisioned by Tim-Berners Lee hasn't arrived. If I look around I still see a lot of data being produced that computers have a hard time understanding (this comment included). I think the major problem is the absence of easy to use tools integrated in existing workflows that people can use to give data meaning. Freebase for example is an amazing project that I believe could have (had?) so much more impact. The front-end used to describe topics according to the Freebase schema is quite user friendly. However, today, almost 2 years after Google acquired it, as an outsider it seems to me they haven't done anything noteworthy with it, such as actually integrating it in Google Search. I want to see if I can help in realizing the dream that Tim-Berners Lee as early as 1998. But even as a programmer (though only a mere journeyman) I have a lot of trouble making sense of how to use various semantic technologies in my own applications. For the project I'm currently working, which is in part a (technological) clone of Freebase + extra tools to integrate it in existing workflows, I have a lot of trouble thinking up of the database schema. I'm also yet again "stuck" using a mere relational database, while I feel I should probably be using a RDF store (or triplestore, or graph database). Wow. Great stuff.

“Digitally savvy individuals should really be looking for ways to take back control of their digital history and presence, with decisions about how and where it is used being made by them.”

Yes! And as far as I can tell Google Plus isn’t any better. In fact I can’t even get Takeout to work.

I guess this is why there was so much interest in Diaspora. But I find myself rather disappointed with what’s come out of that project so far. Apart from an activity stream https://joindiaspora.com/u/ilya I can’t even see what they’ve come up with so far.

And I don’t really want to grab the code, follow the installation instructions etc. to find out.

As for the semantic web.

I think I first heard about the term “semantic web” when I was studying software engineering in college about 8 years ago. Today I still find myself rather confused as to why the semantic web as envisioned by Tim-Berners Lee hasn’t arrived.

If I look around I still see a lot of data being produced that computers have a hard time understanding (this comment included). I think the major problem is the absence of easy to use tools integrated in existing workflows that people can use to give data meaning.

Freebase for example is an amazing project that I believe could have (had?) so much more impact. The front-end used to describe topics according to the Freebase schema is quite user friendly.

However, today, almost 2 years after Google acquired it, as an outsider it seems to me they haven’t done anything noteworthy with it, such as actually integrating it in Google Search.

I want to see if I can help in realizing the dream that Tim-Berners Lee as early as 1998. But even as a programmer (though only a mere journeyman) I have a lot of trouble making sense of how to use various semantic technologies in my own applications.

For the project I’m currently working, which is in part a (technological) clone of Freebase + extra tools to integrate it in existing workflows, I have a lot of trouble thinking up of the database schema.

I’m also yet again “stuck” using a mere relational database, while I feel I should probably be using a RDF store (or triplestore, or graph database).

]]> Comment on Social Media and Marketing: Evolution Not Revolution… Part I by Intelitecht: Meaningful Intelligence for Meaningful Engagementhttp://www.intelitecht.com/2011/09/social-media-and-marketing-evolution-not-revolution%e2%80%a6-part-i.html#comment-87 Intelitecht: Meaningful Intelligence for Meaningful Engagement Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:14:46 +0000 http://www.intelitecht.com/?p=1444#comment-87 [...] Part II Posted by Scot Wheeler on September 12, 2011 Leave a comment (0) Go to commentsThe first part of this blog on social media and marketing arrived at the observation that questioning the value of social media to your business is fine, but [...] [...] Part II Posted by Scot Wheeler on September 12, 2011 Leave a comment (0) Go to commentsThe first part of this blog on social media and marketing arrived at the observation that questioning the value of social media to your business is fine, but [...]

]]> Comment on Empire Avenue Review by Intelitecht: Meaningful Intelligence for Meaningful Engagementhttp://www.intelitecht.com/2011/05/empire-avenue-review.html#comment-64 Intelitecht: Meaningful Intelligence for Meaningful Engagement Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:54:00 +0000 http://www.intelitecht.com/?p=1175#comment-64 [...] such an interesting little laboratory to examine the valuation of social media activity. In this week’s leader-board analysis, I noted that some of the leading brands in EA were not making purchases in their investors or [...] [...] such an interesting little laboratory to examine the valuation of social media activity. In this week’s leader-board analysis, I noted that some of the leading brands in EA were not making purchases in their investors or [...]

]]> Comment on Walmart and Tesco Make Big Moves in Social Strategy by Intelitecht: Meaningful Intelligence for Meaningful Engagementhttp://www.intelitecht.com/2011/05/walmart-and-tesco-make-big-moves-in-social-strategy.html#comment-61 Intelitecht: Meaningful Intelligence for Meaningful Engagement Fri, 27 May 2011 17:24:28 +0000 http://www.intelitecht.com/?p=1311#comment-61 [...] the motivations of the people you wish to reach, and the ways in which these interact. (As noted in a prior post, Tesco and Walmart are leading the way in giving this a try). business strategy, influence, [...] [...] the motivations of the people you wish to reach, and the ways in which these interact. (As noted in a prior post, Tesco and Walmart are leading the way in giving this a try). business strategy, influence, [...]

]]> Comment on The Interdependence of Communication and Feedback by Intelitecht: Meaningful Intelligence for Meaningful Engagementhttp://www.intelitecht.com/2011/05/interdependence.html#comment-58 Intelitecht: Meaningful Intelligence for Meaningful Engagement Wed, 18 May 2011 22:05:28 +0000 http://www.intelitecht.com/?p=1221#comment-58 [...] Posted by Scot on May 18, 2011 Leave a comment (0) Go to commentsA few posts back, I wrote about the interdependence of communication and feedback in a social media listening strategy. That’s why I couldn’t pass up some commentary on this [...] [...] Posted by Scot on May 18, 2011 Leave a comment (0) Go to commentsA few posts back, I wrote about the interdependence of communication and feedback in a social media listening strategy. That’s why I couldn’t pass up some commentary on this [...]

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