The Semantic Web Gang http://semanticgang.talis.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:08:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2008 paul.miller@talis.com (Paul Miller, Talis) paul.miller@talis.com (Paul Miller, Talis) posts 1440 Talis, Talis Platform, Semantic Web, Web 3.0 The Semantic Web Gang - Hosted by Paul Miller A monthly round-table podcast hosted by Paul Miller of Talis and featuring a regular panel of commentators on the Semantic Web. Paul Miller, Talis Paul Miller, Talis paul.miller@talis.com No no http://semanticgang.talis.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg The Semantic Web Gang http://semanticgang.talis.com 144 144 November 2009: The Semantic Web Gang discuss Eqentia, DBpedia Live, and more http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/11/20/november-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-eqentia-dbpedia-live-and-more/ http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/11/20/november-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-eqentia-dbpedia-live-and-more/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:08:04 +0000 admin http://semanticgang.talis.com/?p=86 In November’s episode of the Semantic Web Gang, regular Gang members are joined by Eqentia CEO William Mougayar. The discussion touches on a range of issues, including the potential importance of the DBpedia Live project in increasing third party reliance upon the Linked Data within DBpedia.

]]> http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/11/20/november-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-eqentia-dbpedia-live-and-more/feed/ 2 61:45 In November's episode of the Semantic Web Gang, regular Gang members are joined by Eqentia CEO William Mougayar. The discussion touches on a range of ... In November's episode of the Semantic Web Gang, regular Gang members are joined by Eqentia CEO William Mougayar. The discussion touches on a range of issues, including the potential importance of the DBpedia Live project in increasing third party reliance upon the Linked Data within DBpedia. Uncategorized Paul Miller, Talis no No October 2009: The Semantic Web Gang discuss RDF http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/10/19/october-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-rdf/ http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/10/19/october-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-rdf/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:59:50 +0000 admin http://semanticgang.talis.com/?p=80 In October’s episode of the Semantic Web Gang, regular Gang members discuss the relationship between the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and the Semantic Web.

]]> http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/10/19/october-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-rdf/feed/ 4 41:25 In October's episode of the Semantic Web Gang, regular Gang members discuss the relationship between the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and the Semantic Web. In October's episode of the Semantic Web Gang, regular Gang members discuss the relationship between the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and the Semantic Web. Uncategorized Paul Miller, Talis no No September 2009: The Semantic Web Gang discuss Government data and data.gov http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/09/22/september-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-government-data-and-data-gov/ http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/09/22/september-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-government-data-and-data-gov/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:56:58 +0000 admin http://semanticgang.talis.com/?p=62 In September’s episode of the Semantic Web Gang we are joined by Brand Niemann of the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a discussion of efforts to apply semantic technologies to Government data in the USA and elsewhere.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was recorded on Thursday 17 September, 2009.

]]> http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/09/22/september-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-government-data-and-data-gov/feed/ 2 63:38 In September's episode of the Semantic Web Gang we are joined by Brand Niemann of the United States' Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a discussion ... In September's episode of the Semantic Web Gang we are joined by Brand Niemann of the United States' Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a discussion of efforts to apply semantic technologies to Government data in the USA and elsewhere. During the conversation, we refer to the following resources; apps.gov, and Vivek Kundra's post on the White House blog Greg Boutin's blog post about Twine Cambridge Semantics, and my podcast with Sean Martin DARPA Dapper data.gov DBpedia Enterprise Architecture Conference EPA Gapminder, and my podcast with Hans Rosling Government 2.0 Summit GreenRiver Jim Hendler and Li Ding talk about converting Data.gov data to RDF Intellidimension Many Eyes Mediawiki MindTouch Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI), and my podcast with John Sheridan RDB2RDF Working Group Salesforce, and my podcast with Adam Gross Semantic Technology Conference, and the Semantic Web Gang episode recorded on stage there Simile Sourceforge SPARQL Sunlight Foundation, and my podcast with David James Swivel This We Know George Thomas' conference presentation (PDF), referred to by Brand Niemann Timetric TopQuadrant, and my podcast with Dean Allemang World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) e-Government Interest Group This conversation was recorded on Thursday 17 September, 2009. Uncategorized Paul Miller, Talis no No July 2009: The Semantic Web Gang discuss RDF triple stores http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/07/17/july-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-rdf-triple-stores/ http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/07/17/july-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-rdf-triple-stores/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:12:02 +0000 admin http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/07/17/july-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-rdf-triple-stores/ In July’s episode of the Semantic Web Gang we take this week’s release of the 4store RDF triple store as a starting point, and explore the ways in which core technologies such as the triple store are becoming increasingly commoditised.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was recorded on Thursday 16 July, 2009.

]]> http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/07/17/july-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-rdf-triple-stores/feed/ 1 48:17 In July's episode of the Semantic Web Gang we take this week's release of the 4store RDF triple store as a starting point, and explore ... In July's episode of the Semantic Web Gang we take this week's release of the 4store RDF triple store as a starting point, and explore the ways in which core technologies such as the triple store are becoming increasingly commoditised. During the conversation, we refer to the following resources; 4store (and my podcast with the team) Billion Triples Challenge Garlik Kingsley Idehen Jena Linked Data OpenLink RDF Sesame SPARQL Talis Connected Commons Talis Platform Twitter's document theft Virtuoso This conversation was recorded on Thursday 16 July, 2009. Uncategorized Paul Miller, Talis no No June 2009: The Semantic Web Gang LIVE and in multiple media at the Semantic Technology Conference http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/07/09/june-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-live-and-in-multiple-media-at-the-semantic-technology-conference/ http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/07/09/june-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-live-and-in-multiple-media-at-the-semantic-technology-conference/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:01:31 +0000 admin http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/07/09/june-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-live-and-in-multiple-media-at-the-semantic-technology-conference/ June’s episode of the Semantic Web Gang was recorded on-stage during the closing session of this year’s Semantic Technology Conference in San Jose.

Regular Gang members are joined by conference organiser, Tony Shaw, and an audience in looking back at the issues and trends that emerged during the event.

As well as recording sound the conference team also captured video from the session, which is available for watching on their web site. So if you ever wanted to know what the Gang look like, this is your chance…

This conversation was recorded on Thursday 18 June, 2009.

]]> http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/07/09/june-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-live-and-in-multiple-media-at-the-semantic-technology-conference/feed/ 2 62:45 June's episode of the Semantic Web Gang was recorded on-stage during the closing session of this year's Semantic Technology Conference in San Jose. Regular Gang ... June's episode of the Semantic Web Gang was recorded on-stage during the closing session of this year's Semantic Technology Conference in San Jose. Regular Gang members are joined by conference organiser, Tony Shaw, and an audience in looking back at the issues and trends that emerged during the event. As well as recording sound the conference team also captured video from the session, which is available for watching on their web site. So if you ever wanted to know what the Gang look like, this is your chance... This conversation was recorded on Thursday 18 June, 2009. Uncategorized Paul Miller, Talis no No May 2009: The Semantic Web Gang discuss Wolfram Alpha and Google’s RDFa http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/05/22/may-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-wolfram-alpha-and-googles-rdfa/ http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/05/22/may-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-wolfram-alpha-and-googles-rdfa/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 12:41:47 +0000 admin http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/05/22/may-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-wolfram-alpha-and-googles-rdfa/ In the latest episode of the Semantic Web Gang, we discuss the recent launch of Wolfram Alpha and consider the implications of Google’s support for RDFa.

June’s episode of the Semantic Web Gang comes live from the Semantic Technology Conference in San Jose. If you’re there, why not come along and take part in the show?

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was recorded on Thursday 21 May, 2009.

]]> http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/05/22/may-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-wolfram-alpha-and-googles-rdfa/feed/ 2 43:34 In the latest episode of the Semantic Web Gang, we discuss the recent launch of Wolfram Alpha and consider the implications of Google's support for ... In the latest episode of the Semantic Web Gang, we discuss the recent launch of Wolfram Alpha and consider the implications of Google's support for RDFa. June's episode of the Semantic Web Gang comes live from the Semantic Technology Conference in San Jose. If you're there, why not come along and take part in the show? During the conversation, we refer to the following resources; data-vocabulary.org Ian Davis' blog post on Google's RDFa Dublin Core GRDDL Hakia Mathematica OWL Powerset RDF RDFa Semantic Technology Conference, San Jose SPARQL True Knowledge VoCamp VoCamp Sunnyvale Wolfram Alpha Yahoo! SearchMonkey This conversation was recorded on Thursday 21 May, 2009. Uncategorized Paul Miller, Talis no No April 2009: The Semantic Web Gang discuss vocabularies and ontologies http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/04/16/april-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-vocabularies-and-ontologies/ http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/04/16/april-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-vocabularies-and-ontologies/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:41:57 +0000 pm http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/04/16/april-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-vocabularies-and-ontologies/ In the latest episode of the Semantic Web Gang, Yahoo!’s Peter Mika reports from VoCamp on the Spanish island of Ibiza to spark a wide-ranging discussion on the role of vocabularies and ontologies in the Semantic Web.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was recorded on Thursday 16 April, 2009.

]]> http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/04/16/april-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discuss-vocabularies-and-ontologies/feed/ 1 51:54 In the latest episode of the Semantic Web Gang, Yahoo!'s Peter Mika reports from VoCamp on the Spanish island of Ibiza to spark a wide-ranging ... In the latest episode of the Semantic Web Gang, Yahoo!'s Peter Mika reports from VoCamp on the Spanish island of Ibiza to spark a wide-ranging discussion on the role of vocabularies and ontologies in the Semantic Web. During the conversation, we refer to the following resources; European Semantic Web Conference, Heraklion (ESWC) Freebase Glue Linked Data Phase2 Technology Semantic Technology Conference, San Jose Semantic Web Meetup VoCamp Web 3.0, New York City WWW2009, Madrid This conversation was recorded on Thursday 16 April, 2009. Uncategorized Paul Miller, Talis no No February 2009: The Semantic Web Gang http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/02/24/february-2009-the-semantic-web-gang/ http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/02/24/february-2009-the-semantic-web-gang/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:33:29 +0000 admin http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/02/24/february-2009-the-semantic-web-gang/ In the latest episode of the Semantic Web Gang regular members take a broad look at the news of the moment, discussing growing enterprise interest in ‘Linked Data’ and O’Reilly’s move to share RDF describing their book catalogue.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was recorded on Thursday 19 February, 2009.

]]> http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/02/24/february-2009-the-semantic-web-gang/feed/ 2 56:34 In the latest episode of the Semantic Web Gang regular members take a broad look at the news of the moment, discussing growing enterprise interest ... In the latest episode of the Semantic Web Gang regular members take a broad look at the news of the moment, discussing growing enterprise interest in 'Linked Data' and O'Reilly's move to share RDF describing their book catalogue. During the conversation, we refer to the following resources; Amazon Public Data Sets Calais (and ZDNet coverage of the release) DBpedia From e-Gov to Connected Governance event Kevin Kelly's Next 5,000 Days of the Web at TED 'Library of Congress embraces Linked Data movement' from semanticweb.com OpenLink O'Reilly announcement on RDF SearchMonkey TripIt This conversation was recorded on Thursday 19 February, 2009. Uncategorized Paul Miller, Talis no No January 2009: The Semantic Web Gang discusses Calais 4.0, Linked Data, and Google http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/01/16/january-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discusses-calais-40-linked-data-and-google/ http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/01/16/january-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discusses-calais-40-linked-data-and-google/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:19:05 +0000 admin http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/01/16/january-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discusses-calais-40-linked-data-and-google/ In the first episode of 2009, we welcome Leigh Dodds, Benjamin Nowack and Peter Mika as Gang regulars, and talk with Tom Tague of Thomson Reuters about this week’s release of version 4.0 of the Open Calais service.

Towards the end of the call, Gang members talk about Marshall Kirkpatrick’s recent Read/Write Web report asking if Google were adopting a more structured and semantic approach to the delivery of query answers.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was recorded on Thursday 15 January, 2009.

]]> http://semanticgang.talis.com/2009/01/16/january-2009-the-semantic-web-gang-discusses-calais-40-linked-data-and-google/feed/ 4 00:01:01 In the first episode of 2009, we welcome Leigh Dodds, Benjamin Nowack and Peter Mika as Gang regulars, and talk with Tom Tague of Thomson ... In the first episode of 2009, we welcome Leigh Dodds, Benjamin Nowack and Peter Mika as Gang regulars, and talk with Tom Tague of Thomson Reuters about this week's release of version 4.0 of the Open Calais service. Towards the end of the call, Gang members talk about Marshall Kirkpatrick's recent Read/Write Web report asking if Google were adopting a more structured and semantic approach to the delivery of query answers. During the conversation, we refer to the following resources; Calais (and ZDNet coverage of the release) Clearforest 'Did Google Just Expose Semantic Data in Search Results?' by Marshall Kirkpatrick 'Harnessing the Deep Web, Present and Future' [PDF] (as referred to by Leigh Dodds, and further discussed on his blog here) SearchMonkey Sindice This conversation was recorded on Thursday 15 January, 2009. Uncategorized Paul Miller, Talis no No November/December 2008: The Semantic Web Gang discusses Glue, and looks back at 2008 http://semanticgang.talis.com/2008/12/08/novemberdecember-2008-the-semantic-web-gang-discusses-glue-and-looks-back-at-2008/ http://semanticgang.talis.com/2008/12/08/novemberdecember-2008-the-semantic-web-gang-discusses-glue-and-looks-back-at-2008/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:20:28 +0000 admin http://semanticgang.talis.com/2008/12/08/novemberdecember-2008-the-semantic-web-gang-discusses-glue-and-looks-back-at-2008/ In the November/December edition of the Semantic Web Gang we discuss the recent launch of Glue from AdaptiveBlue, and look back at the Semantic Web highlights of 2008.

AdaptiveBlue’s Alex Iskold is a regular member of the Gang, and shares some of the rationale behind the approach adopted with Glue.

Listen, too, to hear Gang members’ perspectives on the events, trends and companies that excelled in 2008… and those with work still to do.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was recorded on Friday 5 December, 2008.

]]> http://semanticgang.talis.com/2008/12/08/novemberdecember-2008-the-semantic-web-gang-discusses-glue-and-looks-back-at-2008/feed/ 6 00:01:01 In the November/December edition of the Semantic Web Gang we discuss the recent launch of Glue from AdaptiveBlue, and look back at the Semantic Web ... In the November/December edition of the Semantic Web Gang we discuss the recent launch of Glue from AdaptiveBlue, and look back at the Semantic Web highlights of 2008. AdaptiveBlue's Alex Iskold is a regular member of the Gang, and shares some of the rationale behind the approach adopted with Glue. Listen, too, to hear Gang members' perspectives on the events, trends and companies that excelled in 2008... and those with work still to do. During the conversation, we refer to the following resources; AB Meta AdaptiveBlue Calais DBpedia DBpedia mobile Tom Heath's podcast Geonames Giant Global Graph Glue (and my coverage on ZDNet) ISWC 2008 Linked Data Linked Data Planet conference (and coverage of Tim Berners-Lee's keynote) Peter Mika's podcast interview and appearance on the Semantic Web Gang Musicbrainz OWL paggr RDF RDFa S3 from Amazon Semantic Web Challenge SemaPlorer SimpleDB from Amazon SPARQL WWW2008 conference (and coverage of Tim Berners-Lee's keynote) Yahoo! Searchmonkey This conversation was recorded on Friday 5 December, 2008. Uncategorized Paul Miller, Talis no No