Architecture of participation : the realization of the Semantic Web, and Internet OS
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Author(s)
Lau, Shelley
Advisor(s)
Michael Cusumano.
Date Issued
2008
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
The Internet and World Wide Web (WWW) is becoming an integral part of our daily life and touching every part of the society around the world including both well-developed and developing countries. The simple technology and genuine intention of the original WWW, which is to help researchers share and exchange information and data across incompatible platforms and systems, have evolved into something larger and beyond what one could conceive. While WWW has reached the critical mass, many limitations are uncovered. To address the limitations, the development of its extension, the Semantic Web, has been underway for more than five years by the inventor of WWW, Tim Berners-Lee, and the technical community. Yet, no significant impact has been made. Its awareness by the public is surprisingly and unfortunately low. This thesis will review the development effort of the Semantic Web, examine its progress which appears lagging compared to WWW, and propose a promising business model to accelerate its adoption path.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, February 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-68).
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System Design and Management Program.
MIT Department
System Design and Management Program.
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