The Fate of the Semantic Web

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The Fate of the Semantic Web

Technology experts and stakeholders who participated in a recent survey believe online information will continue to be organized and made accessible in smarter and more useful ways in coming years, but there is stark dispute about whether the improvements will match the visionary ideals of those who are working to build the semantic Web.

Read the full report The Fate of the Semantic Web on the Pew Internet & American Life Project's Web site.  The findings also include video and summaries of several sessions at FutureWeb 2010, in which experts from this survey discuss the future of the Internet.

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