The Real Magic of Semantic Web

The real magic of the Semantic web is not with the tagging of content or even of the auto-tagging of content by browser plug-ins that screen-scrape and parse words into categories. The magic happens with the Ontological relationships defined between these tags (which can be an immense amount of data), and with the different triggers and responses that can be programmed in algorithms according to such ontological relationships. In other words, the magic happens when all the tags are analyzed in relation to a user’s actions (like spending a lot of time on a page he likes tagged with Web 3.0). If a user spends a lot of time around items tagged with web 2.0, then we know he would want to go to a web 2.0 event. Moreover, if a user spent a lot of time doing web 2.0 before he did web 3.0, then if a user is on a page for web 3.0, the engine of the site should recommend him web 3.0 since that is what he is likely to want next. If his web 2.0 buddies are getting into web 3.0 articles, we can serve him this, etc. The data can be analyzed in 1000 times more complex ways. The point is simply is that it is about how the data is processed and all the algorithms useâ€â€and the computing power necessary to do thisâ€â€not just that friggin items within an html page are placed neatly between clearly defined tags!

CRITICISMS ABOUT WEB 3.0:

The timeline with which regular people jump around changing their routine favorite destinations is several times longer than how much time it takes a Web 2.0 geek to build 3 startup websites. Most people will be content using Youtube for the next 5 years. Face it--they've been content using the Television for their whole life.

They're moving at a slower rate with technology than anyone reading this article. Honestly, Youtube and Facebook handle most of their online needs. Do they really need Twine-like super semantic AI-style recommendations (Twine is a much hyped-up leader in the Semantic space, although very few people have actually had access to their private beta). My criticism on Twine is that if offers standard content deliver features, but with more optimized guesses at what you want. Will regular people even see this as beneficial? Well, they’re not going to leave Youtube for a Twine-enabled Youtube. Maybe their business model is to SaaS a service for websites and startups to tap into such applied semanticism. Something like that.

I think the real magic from a business standpoint for the Semantic web is SaaS. For instance, maybe Twine’s business model is to allow websites and networks to tap into such processing, algorithms and “applied semanticism.” I would love to see robust Semantic applications able to be plugged into play by software developers. I would love to be able to plug in a particular Ontological tree set and plug in a particular Natural Language Processing algorithm set and connect the two. The natural language processing algorithm would essentially connect different actions used by users to the words used in the ontological tree, ultimately delivering responses to, say, a user in a social network based on HIS actions. Maybe the SaaS tool could let me build my own cartridges that I plug in. For instance, such a tool would allow me to build my own semantic relationships, with a front-end view of bubbles and connector lines and whatnot. Maybe I would have the ability to see the sort of algorithms Twine offers and have the ability to modify it, and then plug it into play as the cartridge or engine behind the semanticism in myown niche social networkxyz. How about that!

Anyway, a lot is ahead of us, but the Real Magic will be how the Semantic Web Monetizes itself!