On 6/23/13 6:28 AM, Dominic Oldman wrote:
As a result of the other thread about applications (which should continue with some more and varied views) I would like to suggest that this list starts to compile a list of use cases for linked data. We should start to list end user applications from as many different domains as possible that could never be implemented without RDF as they rely on linked data and semantic harmonisation, and would greatly benefit end users.I am happy to compile the suggestions made. Dominic Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android
Dominic,You pose a nice riddle to those that claim support Linked Data and RDF but continue to struggle with the dog-food dimension of such claims i.e., if RDF and Linked Data are so useful, then do showcase how you put them to use before lecturing or preaching to others etc..
Circa. 2013 we shouldn't still be trying to determine what useful tools are or struggle to discover them either. We don't need a central repository of anything, assuming we actually know what Linked Data is really about.
Anyone that has an application, tool, service, or platform that provides utility in the Linked Data and/or RDF realms should be able to perform the following basic acts:
1. denote/name the product, application, service of platform using a de-referencable URI 2. publish the URI so that when someone (or a user agent) can look-up the URI 3. when the URI is looked-up you GET back a description of the application (the URIs referent).
The fact that the above isn't the norm speaks volumes about Linked Data comprehension and actually utility by those that would like to teach others about what Linked Data is or is not.
Now, here's how we deal with this matter:1. http://virtuoso.openlinksw.com/data/turtle/ -- everything you need to know about Virtuoso products, releases, and offers 2. http://uda.openlinksw.com/data/turtle/ -- everything you need to know about our Universal Data Access driver products, releases, and offers 3. http://www.openlinksw.com/data/turtle/ -- additional information including shared vocabularies that we use to describe our stuff 4. http://www.openlinksw.com/data/turtle/ontology_mappings/ -- ontology mappings that we leverage in our descriptions, where applicable 5. http://ode.openlinksw.com -- a simple extension and/or service (URL patterns) for browsing Linked Data 6. http://virtuoso.openlinksw.com -- a platform for data integration, management, and publication 7. http://youid.openlinksw.com -- simple use of Linked Data to enable users regain control of their privacy by enabling them manage their own digital identity
8. many more, but 6 items will do for now. -- Regards, Kingsley Idehen Founder & CEO OpenLink Software Company Web: http://www.openlinksw.com Personal Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen Twitter/Identi.ca handle: @kidehen Google+ Profile: https://plus.google.com/112399767740508618350/about LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kidehen
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