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Recently we looked at the state of Linked Data in 2010 , noting developments such as governments putting public data online and Thomson Reuters putting structure around commercial data using OpenCalais . In a follow-up post, we explained the distinction between Linked Data, Open Data and the Semantic Web . Georgi Kobilarov, who runs a Linked Data startup from Germany called Uberblic Labs , recently issued an interesting challenge on his blog. He asked: if we had a Web of Data, what would you build? Not to steal Georgi's thunder, but we think this is a great question to put to ReadWriteWeb readers too. Sponsor Here's Georgi's idea: "If we had a Web of Data, I would built an application for painless travel planning. It would integrate flight plans, train timetables, bus routes, car rental offers, etc. And the user would be able to just say: I want to go from A to B: Find me the best/cheapest/fastest routes. With a Web of Data, an application could do all that combining for me, the same way flight booking sites do that today for just flights." Here's my idea for an app that uses the Web of Data. I'd like a web site or app that allows me to discover the locations of original art works by my favorite artists, and then create travel itineraries for me to see some or all of those art works (most famous artists have their art works scattered around the world, in various museums and galleries). It's possible that there is a web directory of artists somewhere that has some or even all of this data already, but if so I haven't found it. I ask for this because every now and then I search the Web for a painting that I saw in a book. A recent example was a Modigliani painting that I was attempting to create a copy of , for my beginners acrylic painting class. The original painting was called "Portrait of Madame Hanka Zborowska." One of the results from Google told me that the original painting is located at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome, Italy. I could potentially spend hours hunting down the locations of Modigliani's paintings, using Google - and it's likely that some of the data isn't currently online. So it would be great if I could query one web site or app: tell me where all the originals of Modigliani's paintings are in the world, and draw me an itinerary for visiting all or some of them. Heck, maybe even book my flights and hotels! That's my example of what I'd build from a Web of Data. Now tell us what site or app you would like built , if the data was available on the Web. Discuss
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In a memo to its advertisers, Facebook quietly announced that it would change the phrase "Become A Fan" to "Like" in what, at times, seems like an ongoing effort to confuse and enrage its users. "Like" has had a very specific, while malleable, usage for Facebook users and changing it to gear towards advertisers and Fan Page subscriptions is deceptive. Not only does the move seem like a confusing one for users, but it opens up their actions to the public, as becoming a fan of something is completely public to all who view your profile. Sponsor While the memo says that "users will understand the distinction through explicit social context, messaging and aesthetic differences", we expect that the majority of users will only find out the difference between liking now and liking then when they "Like" something that suddenly bombards their feed with stories and advertisements. The memo offers an example of how an ad for a page will look with the "language change". According to an article in Clikz on the change , the memo also points out that "Facebook users have been clicking the current 'Like' feature nearly twice as often as the 'Become A Fan' button". The reason, it seems to us, is apparent - clicking "Like" was a quick and easy way to convey approval, support or other simple sentiment, not a way to commit to being a fan and subscribing to news updates in their News Feed for perpetuity. "Like" offers a light-weight, consistent way for users to connect with the things they are passionate about. This lighter-weight action for connection to a Page on Facebook means that users will be making more connections across the site, including your Facebook Page. Changing what Facebook has identified as a "lighter-weight action" into an action that deeper implications is at the core of what we find deceptive here. Was there anything wrong with the language of "Become A Fan"? With that language, it was clear that there was a separation from any time I might "Like" something. I would be connected to that Page and would receive updates in my News Feed. It would show up, publicly, to anyone and everyone that viewed my page on the Internet, as a result of the privacy changes to the site last December. Were users clicking on "Become A Fan" less for a reason? Likely so - they didn't want to subscribe to that particular content in their news feed and, if they understood the privacy implications, because they didn't want to broadcast to the world what they saw as private thoughts and opinions. Discuss
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Do You Like Us Or Like Like Us? "Become A Fan" Changing To "Like" On Facebook
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