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Archive for the ‘Semantic web’ Category

Will the Internet Eventually Control Us?

Posted by: Sarah on: February 10, 2009

As the internet continues to develop through it various stages of growth it appears to be a bit like a child; initially once born it is just growing and getting accustomed to the surroundings as in Web 1.0, Web 2.0 the toddlers stage – learning to speak and communicate with other people in the world [...]

The Semantic Web & Twitter

Posted by: Sarah on: December 9, 2008

The geeky side of me has quite an interest in the semantic web, and so that and my latest interest and involvement with Twitter meant that this post on the Social Media Influence blog caught my attention: How Twitter could beat Google to the semantic web.
The article outlines an idea by Nick Bilton on how [...]

Intelligent Discovery

Posted by: Sarah on: November 11, 2008

I have recently discovered Juice through a friend and despite initially thinking that this was just another add on I have quickly become a fan and am finding it more useful than Google. It’s currently still in beta but is available for anyone to download.

Its works by the user highlighting a section of text that [...]

Twine & Web 3.0

Posted by: Sarah on: October 28, 2008

I have just discovered Twine which is a new generation of social bookmarking that combines Twitter like functions as well as allowing you to make connections and meet new people. It is like a social network for sharing, organizing and finding knowledge – a social network search engine if you like. Described as a hub [...]