An Incomplete History of the Semantic Web

March 3, 2015

The article on the blog Realizing Semantic Web titled Semantic Web – Story So Far explores where exactly credit it due for the current state of Semantic Web technology. The author notes that as of 2004, there were very few tools for developers interested in investing time and money. Between then and 2010, quite a leap forward took place, with major improvements in the standards and practices of the Semantic Web technology. The article aims to acknowledge the people and companies that did the most important work. The list includes,

“Tim Berners Lee for believing when we all thought Semantic web might not work and will be another AI failure. And of course for his His work at the W3C. James Handler – in addition to his continued work on Semantic Web, for coming up with gems such as the definition of Semantics/Linked Data Cloud that is most effective….DBPedia & Linked Data Cloud…OWL/RDF/SKOS…Google Refine and similar efforts…BBC & other case studies…”

This list does, however, still seem incomplete and somewhat partial. The author even suggests that more input might be needed, but he only allows for two or so more additions. Is this an accurate reflection of the development of the Semantic Web?

Chelsea Kerwin, March 03, 2015

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Written by Stephen E. Arnold · Filed Under News, Semantic

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