Web Guru Berners-Lee Highlights Open Data
Mass High Tech (01/11/10) Moore, Galen
''Linked data will transform the Internet because Web browsing would
give way to using programs that automatically seek out and find useful
information, according to World Wide Web Consortium director Sir Tim
Berners-Lee. Government and scientific researchers have begun to make
data open and available, Berners-Lee says. Bloggers also have helped
to show that sharing information can bring together people with
similar interests who can work toward common goals, he says.
Berners-Lee cites the OpenStreetMap as an application whose edits and
overlays have not been claimed by a proprietary service. He
acknowledges that open data faces several challenges, such as how to
fairly compensate those who compile the data used to build
applications. Berners-Lee also says social media Web sites are
preventing people who contribute to the networks from taking advantage
of the data, and notes that putting up walls would lead to two
possible outcomes. "Either you become the most powerful site in the
world, or you die," he says.''
http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2010/01/11/daily9-Web-guru-Berners-Lee-highlights-open-data.htmlFrom: ACM TechNews
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