Under Construction

There isn't any real consensus on what Web 3.0 is as of the spring of 2012.

Suggested key features are:

  • Data/Semantic Web - Inclusion of semantic content in web pages to promote common data formats.
    The semantic content will be in the form of metadata in web pages.
    Some standards for this include:
    Resource Description Framework (RDF) - Similar to classic conceptual modeling approaches such as entity-relationship or class diagrams
    and Web Ontology Language (OWL) - Allows applications to process the content of information instead of just presenting information to humans.

    See Tim, Lucy, and The Semantic Web - Web 3.0 | PCMag.com

  • Personalization - Content customized for users based on their implicit behaviour and preferences.
    Keywords will be searched based on your culture, region, and jargon.
  • Metaverse - Convergence of the virtual and physical world. e.g. Geosocial (Foursquare, etc.)
  • The web as a personal assistant. At HowStuffWorks they suggest you will be able to ask "I want to see a funny movie and then eat at a good Mexican restaurant. What are my options?"
Reference:
Search for Web 30
OWL Example with RDF Graph - Introduction to ontologies and semantic web - tutorial
RDF Tutorial
Tutorial 4: Introducing RDFS & OWL
DCMI Home: Dublin Core® Metadata Initiative (DCMI)
Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) - Wikipedia
See examples of rdf files in the eBook system.
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last updated 23 Apr 2012