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SPARQL: Pronounced "sparkle," SPARQL is a query language from the W3C for searching data defined in the RDF format. RDF is used to tag data on the Web to enable...; Full SPARQL Definition >>

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Demonstrating the value of SPARQL to the Semantic Web: I wrote a piece on Nodalities last week, to draw readers' attention to the news that SPARQL had reached the dizzy heights of 'Recommendation'; the highest accolade that those guardians of the web's evolution, W3C, can award to a technology, and the closest that the group comes to...; Tags: Software, Web, Database, SPARQL, Semantic Web, Channel Management, Web 2.0, Internet, Marketing, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-01-24

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Is Microsoft slow to the punch on SOA, or just waiting for the right moment?: Is Microsoft slow to the punch on SOA, or just waiting for the right moment?They are waiting for the right time to pounce. Right now, they want to slowSOA as much as possible, to keep the money rolling in for the twin cash cows, but, there will come a time...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Middleware, Microsoft Corp., XML, Microsoft Office, OOo, Web-Stack, SOA, MSOffice-OOXML, OOo team; Discussion threads 2008-06-24
Why kill Google?: Why kill Google?Google's existence prevents MS providing only pro MS search resultsbut have NO DOUBT that MS is leveraging their army of monkeysto attain that ultimate end. As we all know with Microsoft, they'll stoop to any level to try to attain what THEY want.Do you remember the recent "Why...; Tags: XML, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-03-28
Sir Tim Berners-Lee: Semantic Web is open for business: Earlier this month I had the great pleasure to spend time talking with Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and now Director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in Cambridge, MA. Our wide-ranging dig into the past, present and future of the Semantic...; Tags: Social Networking, Web, Application, Tim Berners-Lee, Business Model, Transcript, Tim, Semantic Web, Internet, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-02-26
Welcome to the Semantic Web: Hello, and welcome to this latest offering from the ZDNet blogging stable. My name is Paul Miller, and I'm delighted that ZDNet have invited me to start a blog with them that can concentrate on bringing you insight and analysis on the Semantic Web. I'm grateful to...; Tags: Semantic Web, Internet, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-02-22

News to know: Vista SP1; Microsoft earnings; MacBook specs; VOIP: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Select group of testers get new builds of XP SP3, Vista SP1 Larry Dignan: Microsoft earnings shine; Ups fiscal year outlook Jeff Jones err Microsoft: Vista more secure than everything Is Microsoft tinkering with Live...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Linux, Web Site Development, Telephony, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, VOIP, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Networking, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-25
Who is afraid of the GGG?: Dan Farber was one of the first to cover the Giant Global Graph, here on ZDNet. A few days on, though, there's value in taking a look at how these ideas are being discussed across the blogosphere. The GGG, or Giant Global Graph....; Tags: Social Networking, Web, Graph, Tim Berners-Lee, Network, Relationship, Onus, GGG, Tim, Scepticism, WebTop, Channel Management, Semantic Web, Marketing, Internet, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2007-11-26
Tim Berners-Lee: From World Wide Web to Giant Global Graph: Updated: On this Thanksgiving morning in the U.S., the Facebook Beacon storm continues to rage Techmeme. It's simply growing pains for the social graph. In fact, the social graph which Mark Zuckerberg defines as the network of connections between people reached a new stage of legitimacy or recognition today with...; Tags: Social Networking, Web, Graph, Tim Berners-Lee, Site, WWW, FOAF, Semantic Web, Channel Management, RDF, Internet, Marketing, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-11-22
The Semantic Web - is everyone confused?: The Economist. Tim O'Reilly. Nova Spivack. Danny Ayers. Read/Write Web's Alex Iskold. Kingsley Idehen. Brad Feld. Over the last few days all of them have been amongst those writing to clarify their understanding of the Semantic Web and where it's going. Each piece is thoughtful, each piece...; Tags: Web, Technology, Language, Danny Ayers, Read/Write Web, Tim, SWEO, Semantic Web, Web 2.0, RDF, Internet, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2007-11-01
Radar Networks weaves semantic Twine: Radar Networks has finally taken the wraps of its stealthy semantic Web platform. I met with company CEO Nova Spivack earlier this week to get the lowdown on Twine, the first application of the company's technology. "Twine is a new service for knowledge networking, sharing, organizing and...; Tags: Web, Social Search, Network, Knowledge, Vision, Radar, Information, User, Web Page, Radar Networks, Twine, BlueOrganizer, Powerset, Semantic Web, RDF, Aerospace & Defense, Internet, Manufacturing, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-10-18
Queen to appoint Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee to England's Order of Merit: Although he is already a Knight, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web is about to have an even more prestigious honor bestowed upon him. According to World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) spokesperson Janet Daly, Sir Tim will, on Thursday, be appointed to England's Order...; Tags: Web, W3C, Tim Berners-Lee, England, Semantic Web, Wiki, Internet, Online Communications, David Berlind; Blog posts 2007-10-09
SOA Insights analysts on Web 3.0, Google's role in semantics, and the future of UDDI: SOA Insights analysts on Web 3.0, Google's role in semantics, and the future of UDDIminor errors in transscriptAnyone trying to follow up on your references to the W3C's Semantic Web activities will be confused, at best.> there is activity at the World Wide Web Consortium > that’s been going on...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, SOA Insights, Sparkle, Web 3.0, UDDI, SOA, Google Inc., Web; Discussion threads 2007-07-31
SOA Insights analysts on Web 3.0, Google's role in semantics, and the future of UDDI: Read a full transcript of the discussion. [UPDATE: Some good discussion.]The notion of a world wide web that anticipates a user's needs, and adds a more human touch to mere surfing and searching, has long been a desire and goal. Yet how closer are we to a more "semantic" web?...; Tags: Google Inc., Web, UDDI, Open Source, Web 3.0, API, SOA, Semantic Web, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2007-07-30
Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee Unplugged: Semantic Web better than APIs for data access: Last night at the MITX Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange Technology Awards held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, MA, the inventor of the World Wide Web Sir Tim Berners-Lee was awarded the organizations 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award (last year, Nicholas Negroponte was the recipient). Prior to the...; Tags: Web technology, Video, Podcasts, Open Source, Legal, IT Management, General, Audio from TestBed Videos; Blog posts 2007-06-06
A Management and Performance Framework for Semantic Web Servers: The unification of Semantic Web query languages under the SPARQL standard and the development of commercial-quality implementations are encouraging industries to use semantic technologies for managing information. Current implementations, however, lack the performance monitoring and management services that the industry expects. This paper presents a performance and management framework interface...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Performance, Performance Management, Semantic Web, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Internet; White papers 2007-03-30
The great [structured] database in the sky: The great [structured] database in the skyWe call it the Semantic WebThe idea of a "great database in the sky" is exactly that of the Semantic Web. This vision is well into the implementation phase, with RDF as the structured data model and SPARQL as the query language. See:http://iandavis.com/blog/2006/11/the-great-database-in-the-skyhttp://novaspivack.typepad.com/nova_spivacks_weblog/2006/11/ceo_of_mysql_in.htmlhttp://burningbird.net/technology/http://dannyayers.com/2006/11/10/mysql-my-goodness-Here's a...; Tags: XML, Semantic Web, Databases, RDF, database; Discussion threads 2006-11-10
SPARQL: A query platform for Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web: The Web 2.0 and Semantic Web are two common ideas that form a basis for the future of the World Wide Web. The main principle outlined by both paradigms is an ability to extract and query information across the informational space which includes Web sites, documents, databases, Web services, libraries...; Tags: Web, Web 2.0, Semantic Web, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing; Download resources 2006-07-20
Google Maps, the fool's gold of mashups: Google Maps, the fool's gold of mashupsLet's see, for little effort and zero royalties, you can add mapcapabilities to your application. Sure, Google will get some advertising dollars that you could have kept if you had developed your own mapping software and installed enough servers to hold the terabytes of...; Tags: Sales strategy, Google Inc., Google Maps, mashup; Discussion threads 2006-07-06
Still with the semantic web thing!: My second day at WWW2006 was as interesting as my first. The morning began with a plenary panel that included Nigel Shadbolt as the panel chair, Tim Berners-Lee, Richard Benjamins, Clare Hart, and Jim Hendler. The panel was entitled "The Next Wave of the Web" but it was really...; Tags: Semantic Web, Tim Berners-Lee; Blog posts 2006-05-24
RDF and Contexts: Use of SPARQL and Named Graphs to Achieve Contextualization: The very simple structure of the RDF data model and semantics can lead to a number of issues when more complex scenarios are supposed to be represented in RDF. Aspects such as temporary evolution of a knowledge base, relevance and trust require more than just a model that consists of...; Tags: University Of Trento, RDF, XML, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development; White papers 2006-04-30