Will The Semantic Web Ever Take Off?
I was just reading this article from Priyank Mohan’s Semantic Technology Blog. He draws parallels between it and the movement to automated online B2B transactions from years ago and linked data on the web, and what lessons we should learn from the (mostly) failure of B2B. Priyank focuses mostly on the similarities of the benefits, which is useful, but I think both movements didn’t have the impact they were supposed to have for the same basic reason; They both require incredible amounts of work that will only pay off if enough other companies follow suit. As much as I would love to see it happen in the near future, I don’t think it will
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