November 2008
OpenLink Data Explorer :: Modules pour Firefox
by Xavier LacotExposes RDF based Linked Data Sources associated with Web Pages.
We need a tag evolution « Faviki Blog
by Xavier Lacot & 1 otherThe problem with both keywords and tags is that they are just words. But what would happen if, instead of words, we used objects? What if we used unique concepts that would always and everywhere have the same name and would refer to the specific object?
European Semantic Web Conference 2009 - Semantic Web in Use
by Xavier LacotThis track aims to explore the benefits of applying Semantic Web technology in real-life applications and contexts. Will take place end May 2009 During the ESWC2009.
October 2008
July 2008
Proceedings of Extreme Markup Languages®
by Xavier Lacot (via)This paper presents an initiative to use RDF in actual projects - as opposed to mere demonstration efforts. The immediate background was the modeling of a large and rather amorphous enterprise architecture (EA).
OwlSight
by Xavier LacotOwlSight is an OWL ontology browser that runs in any modern web browser; it's developed with Google Web Toolkit and uses Gwt-Ext, as well as OWL-API. OwlSight is the client component and uses Pellet as its OWL reasoner.
June 2008
May 2008
SearchMonkey - YDN
by Xavier Lacot & 2 othersUsing SearchMonkey, developers and site owners can use structured data to make Yahoo! Search results more useful and visually appealing, and drive more relevant traffic to their sites.
Yay ! Semantic Web appearing ?
SMOB - Semantic Microblogging Architecture
by Xavier Lacot & 2 othersSMOB is a distributed / decentralised microblogging system built on RDF and Semantic Web technologies, mainly SIOC and FOAF. Currently, we have simple prototypes of a publishing and an aggregating service, less than 100 lines of PHP code each.
SemanticCamp Paris 1 videos
by Xavier Lacot & 2 othersI wasn't able top attend the first semantic webcamp in Paris, so these videos are really welcomed ! Thanks David for the link :)
April 2008
The Evolution of Web 3.0
by Xavier Lacot & 1 otherMarta Strickland talks about the Web 3, the Web 2, the Web 1, the semantic Web... All about the Web, anyway. Getting bored of it all.
Nstein
by Xavier LacotDans le monde dynamique de la publication en ligne, Nstein propose un ensemble complet de solutions spécialement conçues pour les organisations orientées contenu. Ces solutions permettent de définir et de créer une expérience continue de la marque sur le Web qui maximise les actifs, augmente les revenus en ligne et répond aux attentes des clients.
March 2008
The Yahoo! Search Open Ecosystem
by Xavier Lacot & 2 othersYahoo opens to the semantic web.
A few weeks ago, we began talking about the new Yahoo! Search open platform. Today, we're releasing more details about two important components of the initiative -- the developer platform as well as our support of a number of semantic web standards.
Accessibility problems with microformats
by Xavier LacotThe Massachusetts Commonwealth Chief Technology Strategist Sarah Bourne posted a comment about problems that microformats present for website accessibility.
February 2008
11 Things To Know About Semantic Web - ReadWriteWeb
by Xavier Lacot"Semantic Web will start the long, slow decline of relational database technology", "If you have a firm grasp of the theoretical underpinnings of the semantic web, things like RDF, tuples, Sparql and OWL that make my brain hurt, you will be able to charge a fat premium in consulting fees for a while, as not many people really understand this stuff. But make hay while the sun shines, as some entrepreneur will surely figure out how to abstract this stuff and make it accessible for the masses."
http://www.holygoat.co.uk/owl/redwood/0.1/tags/
by Xavier LacotAn ontology that describes tags, as used in the popular del.icio.us and Flickr systems, and allows for relationships between tags to be described.
MOAT
by Xavier Lacot & 1 otherMOAT (Meaning Of A Tag) provides a Semantic Web framework to publish semantically-annotated content from free-tagging.