The term "Community" is
beginning resonate across the increasing number of conversations
centered around the growing appreciation of the
Semantic Data Web Vision. I've been troubled in the past with
the once growing tendency to disconnect social networks
from Graph based Conceptual Data Models as expressed in the
underlying infrastructure (Data Management layer) of many first
generation social networking services.
Last week, John Breslin
published a post that contained a very nice presentation of what is
best described as "Objects
of Our Sociality". The presentation provides insight into the
elements that collectively drive the creation of People & Data
networks (communities). The presentation certainly unveils the
often forgotten fact that although People & Data network
construction is always socially driven, our intentions aren't
always amorous :-)
At the core of the
Semantic Data Web vision is the desire to leverage the
"network
effects" that communities provide, while exponentially reducing
the cost of knowledge creation, discovery, and exchange in the
process.
In short, the Semantic Data Web ultimately enables us to
collectively do our bit for a greater good! Thus, quoting TimBL, "you do your bit
and others will do theirs" :-)