Berners-Lee Pushes Linked Data In MIT Course

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.

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something like deep linking?

[prediff]

This sounds pretty much like deep linking. which per wikipedia is

Deep linking, on the World Wide Web, is making a hyperlink that points to a specific page or image on a website, instead of that website's main or home page. Such links are called deep links.

I remember hearing about a couple of lawsuits which were raised because of deep linking and i dont see how this is any different.
I can faintly hear the lawyer sharpening their tools right now......

Re:Dear Mr. Berners-Lee,

[MadnessASAP]

You mean a lot of libraries in the states use it. Rest of the world is quite happy with the Dewey decimal system.