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Linked Open Data: the Promises an the Pitfalls…Where Are We and Why Isn’t There Broader Adoption?

8 February 2011
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This post is for those of you who are interested in Linked Open Data.
The following is from an announcement sent out via email by Diane Goldenberg-Hart of CNI on 7 February 2011.

A new video from CNI’s 2010 fall membership meeting is now available from CNI’s video channels on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/cnivideo) and Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/channels/cni). [...]

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The Web is Dead, Long Live the Internet…and the Web?

7 December 2010
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Is the Web dead? What about net neutrality?
Chris Anderson and Michael Wolff’s August 2010 piece in Wired Magazine called, “The Web is Dead. Long Live the Internet” caused a bit of controversy. The authors argued that the Web is losing supremacy, and stated that our online world will be cordoned off into closed [...]

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War Data: the Hidden Cost ($$$) of War

27 October 2010
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Can you estimate the true cost of war? What variables do you use? Is the cost of war only the salaries of the troops and the equipment they use? Should the cost estimates include lifetime medical care for injured troops? What about rebuilding the nation with which you are at war (assuming you win)? Do [...]

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So, What About that Review Series on Open Data Sites? (Part 2)

29 March 2010
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I have figured out the methodology, at least for Phase 1 of my study. I will post some reviews, “soon”, but the reviews won’t be out this month. Just, “soon”.
The delays are related mostly to a sick dog (mine), and then my sick dog almost dying and requiring major surgery, plus recovery. I’m afraid [...]

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So, What About that Review Series on Open Data Sites?

2 March 2010
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A month ago I said that I would begin a series of reviews of Open Data sites. I am and I have. I reviewed the UK’s Open Data site. So…where are the rest of the reviews?
First, I am reviewing the Open Data sites as part of my dissertation work, so I have had to determine [...]

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Beginning a Series — Reviews of Open Data Sites

29 January 2010
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I will be reviewing English-language, government-sponsored open data sites as an off-shoot of my doctoral work. I will begin initially with the “key” government sites compiled by the authors of The Guardian’s DataBlog as one of their inaugural posts.
Last week I reviewed data.gov.uk, so I while I may add a bit more detail to [...]

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HM Government Opens Up Government Data to the Public

21 January 2010
Data.uk.gov web site listing of all data sets

The British Government has released data sets to the public for use in either the public or private sectors at data.gov.uk.
Previously, the governments of the United States, Australia, and New Zealand had created data sites for use by the public, including commercial use. The primary idea behind the release of these data sets is [...]

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