oh my god! i have to stop the video and type in, can't believe this gold is 15 years ago. Simple and easy to understand for noobs like me. ( a hello from year 2024)
I'm a PhD researcher and I found this video very useful not only for introducing Semantic Web to the general public but also to think about it in a more simple way! Thanks you are an excellent teacher!
I use a mixture of tools: audio headset, wacom tablet to draw, image editing app, a screen recorder, and a video editor. I pre-draw some of the base slides first, then narrate while drawing over the base slides. I then take each segment and stitch it together in a video editing app. This was the first video I did in this way, and I used: A logitech headset/mic, a 12" wacom tablet, gimp, xrecorder, and Blender.
What a concise way of presenting a very big concept!! I read a lot of docs but couldn't understand it, now I can explain it, thank you!!! You're definitely a great teacher,
I reached this video from a link in a edx.org course created by the W3C. The writer of that course, when talking about the semantic web, sometimes uses the fantastically pleonastic phrase "semantic meaning". Those two words together make me want to scream at the screen. :)
Thanks Aaron Bradley. It makes me so sad because it was just a test video to try out some presentation ideas and was never meant for public consumption. I slapped it together in about 6 hours from idea inception to "finished" product. I've easily put in at least 4 times as much effort into the other videos on Linked Data, JSON-LD, RDFa, etc. None of them have gotten near the amount of views as the video above. To this day I don't understand what went right with this video (240K+ views) vs. the other ones (~ 14K views).
Manu Sporny Sometimes exigency is a serendipitous route to excellence. Speaking as one who has a tendency to produce overly ponderous presentations, I love the brevity and clarity of the introductory video, which may in part account for its rightful popularity. Not that the others aren't of equal quality, however: it may simply be that the topics are more specialist in nature, and there may be a hard limit to views one can reasonably expect to generate for some of these topics.
Two glaring things that I hope to find time to work into remixes: 1. Computers don't talk to each other. Thy send out signals, which may be interpreted -- or not. Much like two humans speaking and understanding different languages cannot really be said to be talking to each other, though they are both speaking and hearing. 2. When I request a URL through my browser, the server sends me a *copy* of what it found at that location. It never sends me the file itself. Sometimes it might be a very lossy copy, or just some sketchy description of the requested file, or an exact bit-for-bit copy. These may seem like trivial quibbles, but misunderstanding these two things has caused years of delay in making forward progress on several aspects of the Web, Semantic and otherwise.
What happen to semantic of the sentence "I love technology" if the guy has been struggling with his/her laptop for a couple of hours? Sarcasm: an issue for semantic.
The semantics of 'I love technology!' depends on the context in which it is being used. And replacing love with a heart symbol changes the range of potential meanings of the phrase.
@msporny It is not technical feasibility I was pointing out, but rather the difficulty of having to still markup elements in a document for consumption carries an overhead in content generation. Embracing a standard for semantics is in the interest of those in the content discovery business, but for almost nobody else. That Reasoners have a concept of context solves nothing. How are contexts determined? How do they arise? Who specifies contexts? There is no standard metadata for Thought.
Scary stuff... I hate it when my computer perceives that it is time to reboot in the middle of when I'm writing a term paper. I don't want a computer that "understands" things. I mean, if it understands what I'm doing online it probably won't like me very much. Bit of a stretch? I don't think so. If a machine understands semantics doesn't that make it conscious? Then again, I might be equivocating here.
Isn't the addition of RDA a lot like adding contextual values instead of only keywords. One example is Yelp and the several attributes and values that I can select instead of only adding keywords in an open text field. In this case, I have added context without adding RDF. Granted, there would be different attributes and values sets for "n" number of websites and services. BUT, wouldn't a semantic web be smart enough to sort it all out?
Thank you, the video is helpful. So we have computer to understand the semantics in rdf but how do we as user to search for the semantics vs using keyword?
the ultimate conundrum which blows all semantics out of the water is: how do you type/write the sound that the Fonz makes? "YOOOOOOOH" .....nope, that aint it
why cant you be my wev development teacher? my teacher just over explains this information and its so overwhelming but u rock u make it so easy to understand
The problem is that semantic markup is a tedious task especially for non-expert users. We can foresee that Web 2.0 would accelerate the process of semantic markup. However, this won't be realized without a user-friendly framework for non-expert users. Moreover, ontological vocab is still an issue for semantic sharing/markup. I mean, who is responsible for hosting such ontology docs in the web? It would be a chaos if everyone uses their own 'semantics' for the markup.
Excellent Video. But I dont think semantic web will be a big thing/have a breaktrough. Correct me if I'm wrong but you only add new information to webpages etc. and the semantic technology behind that can connect the information together. But it still doesnt understand it, right? It like the chinese room. And I think an AI approach like Google is a better way and you dont have to add new information.
Very nice work.I have taken this paper as one of my electives but i was really having very hard time in understanding the subject...why it has to be read?..and all that... Thanks to your video...as i now know the basic idea of web semantics.Very good work..👍👍👌
Thanks for this useful presentation. Good stuff. Would you mind saying how you created the presentation? I'm looking for a video-creation tool. Thanks @UglyResearch (on Twitter)
I do like the idea of the Semantic Web. There is a lot of good ideas here, and can be very useful in personal applications. However I am more than a little worried It will mainly be used for targeted advertising, and data harvesting.
Wouldn't you say that it is outdated now though? If not outdated, it's going to come too late, because e are already seeing all of this without the semantic web. Our phones and computers understand us, e.g. on iPhones dates or times such as tomorrow are automatically marked, so that if you want, you can add them to your calendar etc. Great video though, you explained it really well! Thanks :)
@msporny Then haven't you simply pushed the problem one level up? Reasoners can only resolve semantic conflicts through policies set by the users. At every junction, user interaction is still necessary in order to extract relevant meaning from the corpus. I see 2 problems: first that the system does not introduce enough additional value to justify the extra effort necessary from the content producers; second that there is no universal semantic given how semantics themselves change with contexts.
re: "... believe that they're going to allow ..." - I don't believe in some sinister shadow figure calling the shots on the future of the Web. If there is such a person or persons, the Semantic Web is about more decentralization and less centralization of power. That's a good thing.
I don't completey agree that the Semantic Web is "right now". What we really have are early concepts that show the value of the Semantic Web. However, It's not complete. The Semantic Web will fix the biggest issue that isn't even called out here. "how do you integrate all this data" The Sematic web will also expand beyond "websites". However, I like your simple video and think that it wil help tons of people to grasp some of the more simple concepts of what semantic web will enable.
The only issue about semantic web is that their development is still reserved for geeks and people who learn the language. It's not in iWeb, nor in Frontpage or in Outlook... So how people could create such content? Maybe those technologies would need some support from software developers or online applications... and one standard.
seems a bit scary as this is another step to giving a computer control . What would happen if a error occured . And this for hackers as well it could make there lifes soo much easier . I just do not trust this technology as it is another way of saying the future is now but it is sooo advanced for normal people to worry about but not so advanced to cover up . My ideas are vague and broken but i have made some points im concerned about while researching this for a homework essay .
I'm not trying to keep content creation in the hands of the experts, but, like with any system for doing anything, you need to learn how it works before you can really do anything effective in it. Sure, Adobe can add symantics support to Dreamweaver, but that will still require extra work for content creators to implement into their sites. It's a very difficult process to balance power with ease of use, and those who delve deeply into it will have that much more of an edge over everyone else.
How is Web 3.0 decentralized if the very code of force one again in RTFA? Another way to sell me something by telling me what I should be. That makes as much sense as my crapola and wazoo.
oh my god! i have to stop the video and type in, can't believe this gold is 15 years ago. Simple and easy to understand for noobs like me. ( a hello from year 2024)
I'm a PhD researcher and I found this video very useful not only for introducing Semantic Web to the general public but also to think about it in a more simple way! Thanks you are an excellent teacher!
manu gives an excellent primer and does so in an pleasing manner. thank you manu.
I use a mixture of tools: audio headset, wacom tablet to draw, image editing app, a screen recorder, and a video editor. I pre-draw some of the base slides first, then narrate while drawing over the base slides. I then take each segment and stitch it together in a video editing app. This was the first video I did in this way, and I used: A logitech headset/mic, a 12" wacom tablet, gimp, xrecorder, and Blender.
Here i am in 2019 and this 12 Year old Video is the only one that could help me out ^^'
Me too bro
What a concise way of presenting a very big concept!! I read a lot of docs but couldn't understand it, now I can explain it, thank you!!!
You're definitely a great teacher,
Same for me. What surprised me is, this video is about 15 years old still came into our feed so that tells something about semantic may be 😅
So did they make any improvements in semantic web in last 12 years? xD
This is short presentation but huge meaning
Thanks. I was having trouble in understanding Semantic web. But now i understood what actually it is. Nice work. Appriciatable.
I reached this video from a link in a edx.org course created by the W3C. The writer of that course, when talking about the semantic web, sometimes uses the fantastically pleonastic phrase "semantic meaning". Those two words together make me want to scream at the screen. :)
Amazing explanation, perfectly relevant even after 15 years! Thankyou so much
I know right!
*What is the Semantic Web?*
A video introduction to the Semantic Web and Linked Data.
Best. Semweb. Intro. Ever.
Thanks Aaron Bradley. It makes me so sad because it was just a test video to try out some presentation ideas and was never meant for public consumption. I slapped it together in about 6 hours from idea inception to "finished" product.
I've easily put in at least 4 times as much effort into the other videos on Linked Data, JSON-LD, RDFa, etc. None of them have gotten near the amount of views as the video above. To this day I don't understand what went right with this video (240K+ views) vs. the other ones (~ 14K views).
Manu Sporny Sometimes exigency is a serendipitous route to excellence. Speaking as one who has a tendency to produce overly ponderous presentations, I love the brevity and clarity of the introductory video, which may in part account for its rightful popularity.
Not that the others aren't of equal quality, however: it may simply be that the topics are more specialist in nature, and there may be a hard limit to views one can reasonably expect to generate for some of these topics.
Manu Sporny -- nice introduction.
Two glaring things that I hope to find time to work into remixes:
1. Computers don't talk to each other. Thy send out signals, which may be interpreted -- or not. Much like two humans speaking and understanding different languages cannot really be said to be talking to each other, though they are both speaking and hearing.
2. When I request a URL through my browser, the server sends me a *copy* of what it found at that location. It never sends me the file itself. Sometimes it might be a very lossy copy, or just some sketchy description of the requested file, or an exact bit-for-bit copy.
These may seem like trivial quibbles, but misunderstanding these two things has caused years of delay in making forward progress on several aspects of the Web, Semantic and otherwise.
Very clear and concise explanation! I already had a decent knowledge of semantics but this was a different and thorough perspective.
I am doing a project on Semantic Web at the moment ! Very useful definition of Semantic Web.. Thank you very much !
Still relevant today!
You should have put the links in the video description so people could easily click on them.
hi from 2019
@@jiahaochang8628 Hi from 2024
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Great video. Anyone watching this video in 2019?
ME
@@DonEjeh Really, nice video :)
Me
i need to write essay abaut this
I need to understand this in case it appears before the exam
this video is older than my actual lifespan and its helping me out what
can't believe this gem of an explanation is 16 years old.
Watching this video on 2020. Best explanation ever for semantic web.
Really nice overview and intro. Pleasant to listen to and the graphics are amusing. Nice job.
Thanks a lot for this intro (even though it is nowadays 2020 ). Made me understand better the web and SEO
What happen to semantic of the sentence "I love technology" if the guy has been struggling with his/her laptop for a couple of hours? Sarcasm: an issue for semantic.
Simple and clear explanation for Semantic Web, Congrats and thanks for uploading this video!.
Thanks for this! My Honors Project is on 3.0 and the future and this video really has helped put me get a clearer pic! cheers
i wonder how your predictions for the future 11 years ago look like compared to today!
so, isn't semantic web is the same as AI or recommendation system
The semantics of 'I love technology!' depends on the context in which it is being used. And replacing love with a heart symbol changes the range of potential meanings of the phrase.
Crisp and Comprehensive ! Great Video
Uses Comic Sans like it isn't a fucking CRIME
Thanks man. your video clearly describes what semantics web is
I can finally understand what semantic web is ! THX for everything :D
wow.. it's been 12 years like an era
Great Video, Thanks!
Nice presentation Keep up the good work
plz could anyone tell me what he says from 4:51?I am getting it difficult to get the words of him.
Very helpful. Thanks.
Do you Twitter about Semantic Web?
Thanks, your explanation is very clear and easy to understand. Very Helpful
At 4:40 i realized why he was talking to already present things in future tense . Video is 12 years old today
@msporny It is not technical feasibility I was pointing out, but rather the difficulty of having to still markup elements in a document for consumption carries an overhead in content generation. Embracing a standard for semantics is in the interest of those in the content discovery business, but for almost nobody else. That Reasoners have a concept of context solves nothing. How are contexts determined? How do they arise? Who specifies contexts? There is no standard metadata for Thought.
Very well explained. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
im here for my assignment, anyway thanks~ helps alot ^^
very nice work, very useful
Scary stuff... I hate it when my computer perceives that it is time to reboot in the middle of when I'm writing a term paper. I don't want a computer that "understands" things. I mean, if it understands what I'm doing online it probably won't like me very much.
Bit of a stretch? I don't think so. If a machine understands semantics doesn't that make it conscious?
Then again, I might be equivocating here.
post in 2007? Great video
very very cool tutorial many thanks, clear and concise and fun!
Lucid introduction for a greenhorn.
Thanks
So the semantic web will still include Comic Sans?
Nice Presentation, thanx a lot...
Isn't the addition of RDA a lot like adding contextual values instead of only keywords. One example is Yelp and the several attributes and values that I can select instead of only adding keywords in an open text field. In this case, I have added context without adding RDF. Granted, there would be different attributes and values sets for "n" number of websites and services. BUT, wouldn't a semantic web be smart enough to sort it all out?
What a good presentation!
Hi Manu,
Was wondering what you use to create these videos? I think they're great, engaging and a great educational resource.
so clear and concise. thank you very much.
Thank you, the video is helpful. So we have computer to understand the semantics in rdf but how do we as user to search for the semantics vs using keyword?
the ultimate conundrum which blows all semantics out of the water is: how do you type/write the sound that the Fonz makes? "YOOOOOOOH" .....nope, that aint it
The example at the beginning is somewhat of a contradiction because 'love' is a word that is semantically problematic.
Thank you.
GOD bless you.
why cant you be my wev development teacher? my teacher just over explains this information and its so overwhelming but u rock u make it so easy to understand
Great video. Now i am understanding it :-) Thanks. How did u make it, Which Software u used?
Now is the time to do this. It's such an AI-solvable thing.
The problem is that semantic markup is a tedious task especially for non-expert users. We can foresee that Web 2.0 would accelerate the process of semantic markup. However, this won't be realized without a user-friendly framework for non-expert users.
Moreover, ontological vocab is still an issue for semantic sharing/markup. I mean, who is responsible for hosting such ontology docs in the web? It would be a chaos if everyone uses their own 'semantics' for the markup.
Well explained. I now have an idea. Thank you! :)
Excellent Video. But I dont think semantic web will be a big thing/have a breaktrough. Correct me if I'm wrong but you only add new information to webpages etc. and the semantic technology behind that can connect the information together. But it still doesnt understand it, right? It like the chinese room. And I think an AI approach like Google is a better way and you dont have to add new information.
nice video..helped me a lot..thanks
can't wait to go to web 3.0!!!
Thanks. I tried explaining web 3.0 to my bro but could not get through to him. This will help.
Simple and well explained, thank you
Very nice work.I have taken this paper as one of my electives but i was really having very hard time in understanding the subject...why it has to be read?..and all that... Thanks to your video...as i now know the basic idea of web semantics.Very good work..👍👍👌
thanks for the video very helpful!
Why these good videos are so old?🤔
Amazing
search engine contain??4:43
great video!
Very very very helpful!!! thanks
Lester from GTA V is that you?
Great video, thank you .
what oracle tool can i use for applying semantic relations and rules
Thanks for this useful presentation. Good stuff. Would you mind saying how you created the presentation? I'm looking for a video-creation tool. Thanks @UglyResearch (on Twitter)
Good video!
Very nice video
I do like the idea of the Semantic Web. There is a lot of good ideas here, and can be very useful in personal applications.
However I am more than a little worried It will mainly be used for targeted advertising, and data harvesting.
Good and to the point
it works..u helped me understand it!
Wouldn't you say that it is outdated now though? If not outdated, it's going to come too late, because e are already seeing all of this without the semantic web. Our phones and computers understand us, e.g. on iPhones dates or times such as tomorrow are automatically marked, so that if you want, you can add them to your calendar etc.
Great video though, you explained it really well! Thanks :)
Yes, lets teach the internet to learn.
oh well the semantic web have well improved since this video.
This is pretty interesting.
@msporny Then haven't you simply pushed the problem one level up? Reasoners can only resolve semantic conflicts through policies set by the users. At every junction, user interaction is still necessary in order to extract relevant meaning from the corpus. I see 2 problems: first that the system does not introduce enough additional value to justify the extra effort necessary from the content producers; second that there is no universal semantic given how semantics themselves change with contexts.
re: "... believe that they're going to allow ..." - I don't believe in some sinister shadow figure calling the shots on the future of the Web. If there is such a person or persons, the Semantic Web is about more decentralization and less centralization of power. That's a good thing.
this video is older than me
Is Google a semantic web?
Google (and other search companies) are using the Semantic Web to make it easier for you to find the information you are searching for on the Web.
if you have firefox check out the stumble plug in, it searches websites that you like,but its not 100% accurate.
Very helpful - cheers :)
I don't completey agree that the Semantic Web is "right now". What we really have are early concepts that show the value of the Semantic Web. However, It's not complete. The Semantic Web will fix the biggest issue that isn't even called out here. "how do you integrate all this data" The Sematic web will also expand beyond "websites". However, I like your simple video and think that it wil help tons of people to grasp some of the more simple concepts of what semantic web will enable.
The only issue about semantic web is that their development is still reserved for geeks and people who learn the language. It's not in iWeb, nor in Frontpage or in Outlook... So how people could create such content?
Maybe those technologies would need some support from software developers or online applications... and one standard.
barthday party!! WOOO!!!
good video
seems a bit scary as this is another step to giving a computer control .
What would happen if a error occured .
And this for hackers as well it could make there lifes soo much easier .
I just do not trust this technology as it is another way of saying the future is now but it is sooo advanced for normal people to worry about but not so advanced to cover up .
My ideas are vague and broken but i have made some points im concerned about while researching this for a homework essay .
I'm not trying to keep content creation in the hands of the experts, but, like with any system for doing anything, you need to learn how it works before you can really do anything effective in it.
Sure, Adobe can add symantics support to Dreamweaver, but that will still require extra work for content creators to implement into their sites.
It's a very difficult process to balance power with ease of use, and those who delve deeply into it will have that much more of an edge over everyone else.
How is Web 3.0 decentralized if the very code of force one again in RTFA? Another way to sell me something by telling me what I should be. That makes as much sense as my crapola and wazoo.
things are now called "DATA"