tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191291.post7428054059186883363..comments2024-02-05T22:23:32.443-08:00Comments on Coding In Paradise: Shirky: The Semantic Web, Syllogism, and WorldviewBrad Neuberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274020042497854648noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191291.post-17762805227360495132009-02-23T17:55:00.000-08:002009-02-23T17:55:00.000-08:00the issue with this lively debated article at the ...the issue with this lively debated article at the time of its publication is that Clay Shirky characterizes the Semantic Web with a very precise set of quality to support his critics. A bit like a painter who just painted the wall white and says "Look it is white".<BR/><BR/>The power of aggregation and distribution given by the network and distribution by URIs is specifically made to enable the power of the crowd. URIs are word, concepts, then like in languages many people use it wrongly, some communities use things in their domain because they need it, etc. The aggregation and the filtering giving to all of that its meaning… oooh it looks like exactly folksonomies, but with a bit more follow your nose structured data.<BR/><BR/>Bah, not very important in the end. People who need the technology will benefit of it :) and that's just fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com