Review: Pull: The Power of the Semantic Web to Transform Your Business
Posted on 07. Feb, 2010 by Jason Chan in Strategy
In the business world, there is really no shortage of data. Companies all over the world have tons of it and pay dearly for it. The semantic web helps bring meaning and context to data in a way that makes business — and life — way more efficient and smart. “Pull” is the best example I’ve seen that explains how the semantic web works and how it can help your company.
When the Web hit prime time in the late 90’s, Siegel was there pushing things forward participating in W3C standards setting and helping companies understand how to get online. Ten years ago, he wrote “Futurize your Enterprise,” which proposed open collaboration with customers — something that we all know as “social” technology and crowd sourcing. The technology finally caught up and the rest is history.
Again, we’re at a point where we can build the next generation of the internet and do it in a smart way so that we don’t have to rely on a few companies dictating the way we conduct business, search and manage our information. If you think this is all science fiction, think again — “Pull” contains real-life case studies of big companies embracing the semantic way of business, where data has context and ultimately, value. If you’re in a business that has been impacted by the internet, read “Pull” to see what’s next. You’ll be glad you did.
