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Berners-Lee Pushes Linked Data In MIT Course

Posted by timothy on from the click-here-for-knowledge dept.

ErMKutz writes "WWW inventor Tim Berners-Lee is championing linked data — the idea of assigning web addresses to individual pieces of data to enable more intelligent information searches — much like he did now-ubiquitous Internet standards such as HTML and HTTP. But the ethic hasn't quite taken off yet, so he and a group of Boston tech and entrepreneurial all-stars are launching an MIT class to teach students linked data mechanics and fast-track the technology to market. They're combining engineering and entrepreneurial education in the hopes of launching viable linked data businesses or open source code at the conclusion of the course." I hope this shows up on OpenCourseWare.

6 of 102 comments (clear)

  1. Dear Mr. Berners-Lee, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Please bring back the BLINK tag.

    1. Re:Dear Mr. Berners-Lee, by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 1, Funny

      Also, make it a WC3 standard to have at least 3 Marquee's on each page.

    2. Re:Dear Mr. Berners-Lee, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Holy cow, even when you guys invent both the standards you still can't use the one that everyone else uses?

  2. Re:Linked Data #1 by decipher_saint · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Mad Libs", but with data!

    1. Create way to link data
    2. Link as much data together as possible
    3. ???
    4. Profit!

    All joking aside...

    I think this is a [HTTP404] idea, with tons of [HTTP404]! And makes me think of [POETIC IMAGE NUMBER 37 NOT FOUND]...

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    crazy dynamite monkey
  3. I don't get it by Thud457 · · Score: 2, Funny

    What the hell?! Is this something I'd have to read TFA to understand?!!

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    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  4. Re:Linked Data is a mess by nickdwaters · · Score: 2, Funny

    His engineering approach is built upon REST. The principle issue is that of indexing all this linked data so that 1) the schema is stable, 2) it is locatable, 3) it is useful, 4) managed ACLs. I am sure there are a host of potential issues.