Semantic Web Programming http://semwebprogramming.org A practical guide to the Semantic Web for programmers Wed, 12 May 2010 18:20:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Future is (Not) Now http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=275 http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=275#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 15:56:15 +0000 mfisher http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=275 So I just got done reading this press release and looking over the report in more detail.  It would be easy to dismiss the “experts” – what makes Sem Web experts?  Are we four authors experts?  – but I don’t think that’s the right thing to do.  Also, the survey was really responding to two questions.  I find it hard to gauge such a broad and strong medium with just two questions.  What I do realize is that this survey is meant for consumption by a wide audience: technologists, journalists, academics, engineers, developers and on and on.  So, take it for face value.

My view?  The Semantic Web is here, it is in commercial and military use and it is not the next killer app.  It is improving both our lives and how we interact with the Web on an incremental scale.  It is not a single technology nor does it obsolete other technologies.  In summary, it is making data and computers work better for us, through improved linking, metadata and tagging technologies.  Don’t be fooled by those who think it never arrived, it never worked and never made an impact.

]]> http://semwebprogramming.org/?feed=rss2&p=275 0 Webinar: The Four Pillars of the Semantic Enterprise http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=273 http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=273#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 21:39:25 +0000 jhebeler http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=273 semtech2010-headingData management, process management, access management, and resource management form the four pillars of the advanced computing enterprise. This includes critical technologies such as databases, web services & service oriented architectures (SOA), mobile devices, and cloud computing. Semantics helps adapt and unify them to your current enterprise to allow rapid adoption and effective use.

We outline and demonstrate the potential contributions of Semantics to each of the four pillars. The contributions exist along two dimensions; making each pillar operate more effectively and making semantics work more effectively through effective implementation of the pillar. This provides you with choices as to how to focus your needs with potential semantic contributions.

We end by establishing an incremental, iterative plan outlining risks and benefits to allow you to gracefully incorporate Semantics into these critical enterprise areas.

* Host semantic solutions in advanced enterprise technologies
* Enrich key enterprise technologies with semantic extensions and enhancements to improve efficiency, effectiveness, functionality, and quality
* Identify semantic opportunities in the enterprise
* Outline a pragmatic plan for semantic enrichment
Sign up here.

]]> http://semwebprogramming.org/?feed=rss2&p=273 0 John Featured in “Web 3.0″ video http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=266 http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=266#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 17:17:16 +0000 andrew.perez.lopez http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=266 A new video by Katie Ray has been making the rounds recently which gives a nice introduction to the Semantic Web and what it all means. An interview with John was featured in the film, along with interviews with Semantic Web personalities such as Tim Berners-Lee, Lee Feigenbaum, and others. Check it out!

]]> http://semwebprogramming.org/?feed=rss2&p=266 0 Book Review http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=262 http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=262#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:04:23 +0000 mfisher http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=262 We just got a ‘Recommended Read’ from The Hindu.  We appreciate it – thanks so much!

The link above doesn’t always seem to be available so YMMV.

]]> http://semwebprogramming.org/?feed=rss2&p=262 0 We’re on the Docket http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=253 http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=253#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:08:57 +0000 mfisher http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=253 Andrew found out the book is part of a Semantic Technologies class at the University of Oslo!  Exciting news!  http://tinyurl.com/y8kmtmb

]]> http://semwebprogramming.org/?feed=rss2&p=253 1 ISWC 2009 – Strengthening SOA with Semantics http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=240 http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=240#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:35:06 +0000 jhebeler http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=240 Semantics offer quite a bit to the evolving stack of SOA services.  Our talked outlined four increasingly powerful semantic additions to aiding SOA goals.  Here is the presentation and here is the code [zip|7z|tar.gz] for the Apache Synapse SPARQL mediator if you want to further explore on your own.  Please send any suggestions and ideas to further semantics in SOA.
FourSemanticAdds

]]> http://semwebprogramming.org/?feed=rss2&p=240 2 Strengthen your Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) with Semantics http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=237 http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=237#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:56:10 +0000 jhebeler http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=237 Read our just released article on Dr. Dobbs here.  This also forms some of the background for our presentation at ISWC next week.  Working examples soon to be released here – check back or subscribe via RSS.

]]> http://semwebprogramming.org/?feed=rss2&p=237 0 FriendTracker v1.1.0 Released! http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=232 http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=232#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:34:16 +0000 Ryan Blace http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=232 We’ve released an update to the FriendTracker application that accompanies the book. The updated code can be found on the downloads section of the web site, or the following links [zip|7z|tar.gz]. This is the code that we (John Hebeler and Ryan Blace) demonstrated at the DC Semantic Web meetup in August (sorry to those who were waiting for me to post the code… my daughter was born the day after the meetup!)

Updates:
- Sorted names in the names list
- Improved status reporting
- Lots of bug fixes
- Ported to Pellet 2.0 for large performance improvement
- Improved error reporting

]]> http://semwebprogramming.org/?feed=rss2&p=232 1 NYC Semantic Web Meetup – 10-15-09 http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=228 http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=228#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:25:37 +0000 jhebeler http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=228 Presentation to the NYC Meetup group at Sun Building in NYC.  100 folks signed up so far.  Here is the presentation.

]]> http://semwebprogramming.org/?feed=rss2&p=228 0 Twitter Integration! http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=212 http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=212#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:04:36 +0000 Ryan Blace http://semwebprogramming.org/?p=212 We’ve integrated our Twitter feed into the blog using a cool WordPress plugin called Twitter Tools. Now you can track our Twitter feed directly from this page and a tweet will be generated whenever we add a new post. Check it out on the sidebar, or follow us directly on Twitter @semwebprog.

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