Hi Danny,
thanks.
Note that the value proposition of more structure and a higher link
density in commerce data is not even tougher price comparison shopping,
but "deep comparison shopping" - a better match between the diversity of
offers and their individual value proposion on one hand and the
diversity of consumer preferences on the other hand. The current web
forces us to reduce the search space prematurely to very few makes and
models and then watch for the price only, because we cannot search and
compare across sites.
See the my sketchy "Deep Comparison Shopping" presentation at
http://www.slideshare.net/mhepp/deep-comparison-shopping-1591651
Danny Ayers wrote:
Chipping in a little late - yep, this really is excellent news.
E-commerce was a huge driver for the Web (/me sidesteps the bust),
there's every reason it could be a shot in the arm for the semweb too.
Also the lure of shopkeeper $$$s makes this kind of thing great
pedagogical material - note the old MS demo Northwind database (btw
RDFized by Kingsley & co.) and Java EE Pet Store [1].
Speaking of $$$s, I reckon there's a significant market opening for an
out-of-the-box semweb-enabled online store 'solution'.
Incidentally I've still not got around to figuring out the part-whole
product description as mentioned at [2] (s/Tinocaster/Vinocaster -
there was a preexisting Tinocaster :) so any suggestions there would
still be appreciated.
Yep, the fully composition & substitution ontology is still on my
agenda, but not top priority.
Note that GoodRelations already offers basic patterns for modeling
- bundles ("one bottle of red wine, a pizza, and an iPhone for $500")
via gr:includesObject
- spare parts via gr:isAccessoryOrSparePartFor
- related products via gr:isSimilarTo
- consumables via gr:isConsumableFor
Cheers,
Martin
Cheers,
Danny.
[1] http://java.sun.com/developer/releases/petstore/
[2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/semantic-web/2007Apr/0024.html
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