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Semantic Web technology is already changing how we interact with data on the Web. By connecting random information on the Internet in new ways, Web 3.0, as it is sometimes called, represents an exciting online evolution.

Whether you’re a consumer doing research online, a business owner who wants to offer your customers the most useful Web site, or an IT manager eager to understand Semantic Web solutions, Semantic Web For Dummies is the place to start! It will help you:

• Know how the typical Internet user will recognize the effects of the Semantic Web
• Explore all the benefits the data Web offers to businesses and decide whether it’s right for your business
• Make sense of the technology and identify applications for it
• See how the Semantic Web is about data while the “old” Internet was about documents
• Tour the architectures, strategies, and standards involved in Semantic Web technology
• Learn a bit about the languages that make it all work: Resource Description Framework (RDF) and Web Ontology Language (OWL)
• Discover the variety of information-based jobs that could become available in a data-driven economy

You’ll also find a quick primer on tech specifications, some key priorities for CIOs, and tools to help you sort the hype from the reality. There are case studies of early Semantic Web successes and a list of common myths you may encounter. Whether you’re incorporating the Semantic Web in the workplace or using it at home, Semantic Web For Dummies will help you define, develop, implement, and use Web 3.0.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #592633 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .96" h x 7.26" w x 9.24" l, 1.39 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

From the Back Cover
Get up to speed on the most exciting evolution in the history of the Internet

Meet the Web of tomorrow — today! The Semantic Web completely changes how we interact with data in the vastness of the Internet. So whether you're a consumer doing research online, a business owner who wants to offer your customers the most useful Web site, or an IT manager eager to understand Semantic Web solutions, this book is the place to start!

• What's Web 3.0? — explore how the Internet has evolved and where it's going

• Change is coming — know how the typical Internet user will recognize the effects of the Semantic Web

• Data or documents? — see how the Semantic Web is about data while the "old" Internet was about documents

• It's business — explore the data Web's many benefits to businesses

• Speak the language — get into the languages that make it all work: Resource Description Framework (RDF) and Web Ontology Language (OWL)

• Jobs, jobs, jobs — sneak a peek at the variety of information workers that will be needed in our data-driven economy

• Some geeky stuff — tour the architectures, strategies, and standards involved in Semantic Web technology

• Already there — look at existing Semantic Web sites

Open the book and find:

• What defines Web 3.0

• A quick primer on tech specifications

• How business will change as the Semantic Web takes hold

• Ten common Semantic Web myths

• How to sort the hype from the reality

• Interesting case studies of early Semantic Web successes

• Key priorities for CIOs

• How familiar technologies fit with the Semantic Web

About the Author
Jeffrey T. Pollock is a software industry veteran whose startup experience and standards community leadership have helped the Semantic Web go from ivory tower to industrial strength. Currently he manages the data integration product portfolio for Oracle and consults with key clients about their Semantic Web strategies.