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[FYI] The Semantic Web



http://www.scientificamerican.com/2001/0501issue/0501berners-lee.html

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The Semantic Web  

A new form of Web content that is meaningful to computers will 
unleash a revolution of new possibilities  

by TIM BERNERS-LEE, JAMES HENDLER and ORA

The entertainment system was belting out the Beatles' "We Can Work It 
Out" when the phone rang. When Pete answered, his phone turned the 
sound down by sending a message to all the other local devices that 
had a volume control. His sister, Lucy, was on the line from the 
doctor's office: "Mom needs to see a specialist and then has to have 
a series of physical therapy sessions. Biweekly or something. I'm 
going to have my agent set up the appointments." Pete immediately 
agreed to share the chauffeuring.   

[...]  

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