The semantics of hype
April 17, 2002
A lot of smart people (like Tim Berners-Lee) seem convinced that the Semantic Web is the certifiable Next Big Thing. A lot of other smart people (like Tim Bray) think the whole thing is already obscenely over-hyped (after all, the whole Web Services craze is so 1Q02).
But I have yet to meet anyone who, when pressed, could satisfactorily answer the question: what exactly is the Semantic Web?
In hopes of clearing up my own confusion, I went to hear a panel discussion Mon. night on the "Path to the Semantic Web," sponsored by MIT and Stanford. I've written up a detailed recap here.
File under: Semantic Web
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