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This paper by Aman Shakya and Hideaki Takeda explores the intersection of the Social Web and Semantic Web, proposing the concept of the Social Semantic Web. It discusses trends in Web 2.0, highlights the challenges of unstructured data, and elucidates the importance of semantics for enhancing collaboration between machines and users. Techniques such as folksonomy, ontology, and the StYLiD platform for structured data are examined. The authors argue for the necessity of interoperability standards and user-friendly platforms to enable effective information sharing in a collaborative environment.
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Information Sharing on the Social Semantic Web Aman Shakya* and Hideaki Takeda National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan The Second NEA-JC Workshop on Current and Future Technologies, Oct. 12, 2008, Tokyo
Outline • Social Web • Semantic Web • Social Semantic Web • StYLiD • Conclusion NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Social Web • Recent phenomenon on the Web • A new generation of Web • Most significant aspect of Web 2.0 • Mass user participation • User activity • People Connect, Socialize and Interact • User-generated Contents • Easy to understand / use NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Blogs NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Wiki NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Social Web applications • Multimedia sharing sites • Social Networking NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Social Bookmarking NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Tagging Tag Cloud • Folksonomy NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Wisdom of the Crowds NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Social WebToday Web 2.0 NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Social Web Limitations • Unstructured data • Unclear Semantics • Machines do not understand • Information processing/retrieval difficult • Lack of Interoperability • Lot of data locked in closed “Data Silos” or “Walled data gardens” • Lack of Standards NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Walled Data Gardens NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Semantic Web • Sir Tim Berners-Lee (inventor of the Web) “.. an extension of the current web in which information is given well-defined meaning, better enabling computers and people to work in cooperation..” Scientific American (2001) NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Semantic Web (explained) • Web of Data • Giant Global Graph (GGG) GGG - Web of Data WWW – Web of Documents NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Semantic Web (explained) • Data Modeling and Knowledge Representation • Machine understandable Semantics • Ontology “.. an explicit specification of a conceptualization” • modeling of the objects, concepts, entities, relationships that exist in the area of interest Gruber (1993) NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Ontology NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Semantic Web (explained) The Semantic Web Cake NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Semantic Web (explained) • Consensus • Common formats • Standard Vocabulary • Interoperability • Information exchange • Information integration NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
The Semantic Web Today OWL (web ontology language) SPARQL query language Resource Description Format Microformats RDFa MIT Linked Data browsers Gene ontology NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Challenges for Semantic Web • Ontology creation is difficult • Global consensus is difficult • Difficult to understand and use for ordinary people • Lack of incentive / motivation • Lack of enough Data and Applications NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Semantic Web “Chicken or Egg” Data first or Applications first NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Social Semantic Web • Social Web + Semantic Web • Complement each other • Semantic Web • Machine understandable structure • Interoperability standards • Social Web • Easy-to-use platforms • Consensus thru Social interaction / collaboration • Combining the two cultures (Web 3.0 ?) • Semantic Wiki • Semantic Blog • Semantic Tagging • Ontology from folksonomy….. etc NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
StYLiD • Structure Your own Linked Data http://www.stylid.org • Social Web platform • Share a wide variety of Structured Data • Define your own Concepts (with attributes) • Easy for ordinary people • Publish on the Semantic Web • Exploit the structured data for useful applications NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Creating a new Concept “Project” concept Attribute labels Description NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo 25
Enter Instance Data value Multiple Values NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
values attributes NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Hotel - ver.1 (user1) Name Address Country Hotel - ver.2 (user1) Name Address Phone-number Hotel - ver.3 (user1) Name Location Rating Hotel - ver.1 (user2) Name Capacity Zip-code Hotel - ver.2 (user2) Name Zip-code Price Hotel - ver.1 (user3) Name Lat Long Concept Consolidation Virtual Concept Hotel Hotel (user3) Hotel (user1) Hotel (user2) NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Conclusion • Social Web and Semantic Web • Developed independently • Weakness of one Strength of another • Social Semantic Web • Combine the two cultures • StYLiD • Social platform to share Semantic Web data • Effective integration not easy • Disadvantages creep in with advantages • Proper coordination between the two communities necessary NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo
Thank You! Happy Vijaya Dashami and Deepawali 2065 !! NEA-JC, 2008, Tokyo