scholarly journals Where the Social Web Meets the Semantic Web

2006 ◽  
pp. 994-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Gruber
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Web ◽  
Social Web ◽  
The Social

A URI is Worth a Thousand Tags

2011 ◽  
pp. 279-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Passant ◽  
Philippe Laublet ◽  
John G. Breslin ◽  
Stefan Decker
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Web ◽  
User Generated Content ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Enterprise 2.0 ◽  
Semantic Web Technologies ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Web Of Data ◽  
Accepted Practice ◽  
The Web

Although tagging is a widely accepted practice on the Social Web, it raises various issues like tags ambiguity and heterogeneity, as well as the lack of organization between tags. We believe that Semantic Web technologies can help solve many of these issues, especially considering the use of formal resources from the Web of Data in support of existing tagging systems and practices. In this article, we present the MOAT—Meaning Of A Tag—ontology and framework, which aims to achieve this goal. We will detail some motivations and benefits of the approach, both in an Enterprise 2.0 ecosystem and on the Web. As we will detail, our proposal is twofold: It helps solve the problems mentioned previously, and weaves user-generated content into the Web of Data, making it more efficiently interoperable and retrievable.

Social Semantic Web and Semantic Web Services

2011 ◽  
pp. 22-40
Author(s):  
Stelios Sfakianakis
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Semantic Web ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
The Social ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Social Semantic Web

In this chapter the authors aim to portray the social aspects of the World Wide Web and the current and emerging trends in “Social Web”. The Social Web (or Web 2.0) is the term that is used frequently to characterize Web sites that feature user provided content as their primary data source and leverage the creation of online communities based on shared interests or other socially driven criteria. The need for adding more meaning and semantics to these social Web sites has been identified and to this end the Semantic Web initiative is described and its methodologies, standards, and architecture are examined in the context of the “Semantic Social Web”. Finally the embellishment of Web Services with semantic annotations and semantic discovery functionality is described and the relevant technologies are explored.

A Viewpoint-Based Approach for Understanding the Morphogenesis of Patterns

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pankaj Kamthan
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Web ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Initial Step ◽  
Social Web ◽  
The Social

An understanding of knowledge artifacts such as patterns is a necessary prerequisite for any subsequent action. In this article, as an initial step for formulating a theoretical basis for patterns, a conceptual model of primitive viewpoints is proposed and, by exploring one of the viewpoints, a conceptual model for stakeholders of a pattern is presented. This is followed by the description of a conceptual model of a process, namely P3, for the production of patterns. The workflows of P3 highlight, as appropriate, the interface of patterns to humans and/or machines. The implications of the Semantic Web and the Social Web towards P3 are briefly discussed.

A Framework for Integrating the Social Web Environment in Pattern Engineering

2010 ◽  
pp. 560-586
Author(s):  
Pankaj Kamthan
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Semantic Web ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Web Environment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Realization Process

In the last decade, patterns have emerged as a notable problem-solving approach in various disciplines. This paper aims to address the communication requirements of the elements of pattern engineering (namely, actors, activities, and artifacts) in general and the pattern realization process in particular. To that regard, a theoretical framework using the Social Web as the medium is proposed and its implications are explored. The prospects of using the Social Web are analyzed by means of practical scenarios and concrete examples. The concerns of using the Social Web related to cost to actors, decentralization and distribution of control, and semiotic quality of representations of patterns are highlighted. The directions for future research including the use of patterns for Social Web applications, and the potential of the confluence of the Social Web and the Semantic Web for communicating the elements of pattern engineering, are briefly explored.

A Framework for Integrating the Social Web Environment in Pattern Engineering

2011 ◽  
pp. 2250-2277
Author(s):  
Pankaj Kamthan
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Semantic Web ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Web Environment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Realization Process

In the last decade, patterns have emerged as a notable problem-solving approach in various disciplines. This paper aims to address the communication requirements of the elements of pattern engineering (namely, actors, activities, and artifacts) in general and the pattern realization process in particular. To that regard, a theoretical framework using the Social Web as the medium is proposed and its implications are explored. The prospects of using the Social Web are analyzed by means of practical scenarios and concrete examples. The concerns of using the Social Web related to cost to actors, decentralization and distribution of control, and semiotic quality of representations of patterns are highlighted. The directions for future research including the use of patterns for Social Web applications, and the potential of the confluence of the Social Web and the Semantic Web for communicating the elements of pattern engineering, are briefly explored.

Understanding Online Communities by Using Semantic Web Technologies

2011 ◽  
pp. 429-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Passant ◽  
Sheila Kinsella ◽  
Uldis Bojars ◽  
John G. Breslin ◽  
Stefan Decker
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Web ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Community Analysis ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Semantic Web Technologies ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
Related Data ◽  
Data Querying ◽  
The Social ◽  
Machine Readable

During the last few years, the Web that we used to know as a read-only medium shifted to a read-write Web, often known as Web 2.0 or the Social Web, in which people interact, share and build content collaboratively within online communities. In order to clearly understand how these online communities are formed, evolve, share and produce content, a first requirement is to gather related data. In this chapter, we give an overview of how Semantic Web technologies can be used to provide a unified layer of representation for Social Web data in an open and machine-readable manner thanks to common models and shared semantics, facilitating data gathering and analysis. Through a comprehensive state of the art review, we describe the various models that can be applied to online communities and give an overview of some of the new possibilities offered by such a layer in terms of data querying and community analysis.

Social Semantic Web and Semantic Web Services

2010 ◽  
pp. 207-225
Author(s):  
Stelios Sfakianakis
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Semantic Web ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
The Social ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Social Semantic Web

In this chapter the authors aim to portray the social aspects of the World Wide Web and the current and emerging trends in “Social Web”. The Social Web (or Web 2.0) is the term that is used frequently to characterize Web sites that feature user provided content as their primary data source and leverage the creation of online communities based on shared interests or other socially driven criteria. The need for adding more meaning and semantics to these social Web sites has been identified and to this end the Semantic Web initiative is described and its methodologies, standards, and architecture are examined in the context of the “Semantic Social Web”. Finally the embellishment of Web Services with semantic annotations and semantic discovery functionality is described and the relevant technologies are explored.

Embracing the Social Web for Managing Patterns

2010 ◽  
pp. 733-747
Author(s):  
Pankaj Kamthan
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Web ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Web ◽  
The Social

In this chapter, the affordances of the social Web in managing patterns are explored. For that, a classification of stakeholders of patterns and a process for producing patterns are proposed. The role of the stakeholders in carrying out the different workflows of the process is elaborated and, in doing so, the prospects presented by the technologies/applications underlying the social Web are highlighted. The directions for future research, including the potential of the convergence of the social Web and the Semantic Web, are briefly explored.

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