Comments on: Web 3.0 Conference: Debating Semantics http://montrealtechwatch.com/2009/05/19/web-30-conference-debating-semantics/ Technology and Innovation news in Montreal Tue, 22 May 2012 17:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jerome S. http://montrealtechwatch.com/2009/05/19/web-30-conference-debating-semantics/#comment-170956 Jerome S. Sat, 23 May 2009 16:57:39 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/?p=1594#comment-170956 They are indeed rushing things, I suspect it's to drive yet-another speculative bubble (like we really need another, /sigh); we're simply not there yet. They are indeed rushing things, I suspect it’s to drive yet-another speculative bubble (like we really need another, /sigh); we’re simply not there yet.

]]> By: Karim Yaghmour http://montrealtechwatch.com/2009/05/19/web-30-conference-debating-semantics/#comment-168804 Karim Yaghmour Wed, 20 May 2009 13:56:28 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/?p=1594#comment-168804 Every time I read about it, I get an eerie feeling that Web 3.0 has lots of affinities with AI ... forever tomorrow's technology. A few years back, Nat Friedman (of Gnome fame, etc.) demoed an application he wrote called Dashboard: http://www.nat.org/dashboard/ Apart from Nat being quite entertaining, the room being packed and a cool demo, the consensus amongst the folks I was talking with (including a guy that worked for the national archives) was that determining what is relevant and what is not is an inherently intractable problem. Every time I read about it, I get an eerie feeling that Web 3.0 has lots of affinities with AI … forever tomorrow’s technology.

A few years back, Nat Friedman (of Gnome fame, etc.) demoed an application he wrote called Dashboard:
http://www.nat.org/dashboard/
Apart from Nat being quite entertaining, the room being packed and a cool demo, the consensus amongst the folks I was talking with (including a guy that worked for the national archives) was that determining what is relevant and what is not is an inherently intractable problem.

]]> By: Goo Goo http://montrealtechwatch.com/2009/05/19/web-30-conference-debating-semantics/#comment-457450 Goo Goo Wed, 20 May 2009 10:18:19 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/?p=1594#comment-457450 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @mtw: Web 3.0 Conference: Debating Semantics http://tinyurl.com/pcsmyx</span></span> RT @mtw: Web 3.0 Conference: Debating Semantics http://tinyurl.com/pcsmyx

]]> By: KathelineJean-Pierre http://montrealtechwatch.com/2009/05/19/web-30-conference-debating-semantics/#comment-457451 KathelineJean-Pierre Wed, 20 May 2009 10:16:48 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/?p=1594#comment-457451 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @mtw: Web 3.0 Conference: Debating Semantics http://tinyurl.com/pcsmyx #web3 .0 #semantic</span></span> RT @mtw: Web 3.0 Conference: Debating Semantics http://tinyurl.com/pcsmyx #web3 .0 #semantic

]]> By: Montreal Tech Watch http://montrealtechwatch.com/2009/05/19/web-30-conference-debating-semantics/#comment-457452 Montreal Tech Watch Wed, 20 May 2009 09:51:25 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/?p=1594#comment-457452 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Web 3.0 Conference: Debating Semantics http://tinyurl.com/pcsmyx</span></span> Web 3.0 Conference: Debating Semantics http://tinyurl.com/pcsmyx

]]> By: mtltech http://montrealtechwatch.com/2009/05/19/web-30-conference-debating-semantics/#comment-457453 mtltech Wed, 20 May 2009 09:43:48 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/?p=1594#comment-457453 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">[mtw] Web 3.0 Conference: Debating Semantics: First day of the Web 3.0 Conference here in New York City whe.. http://tinyurl.com/pcsmyx</span></span> [mtw] Web 3.0 Conference: Debating Semantics: First day of the Web 3.0 Conference here in New York City whe.. http://tinyurl.com/pcsmyx

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