13 Semantic Web Applications Reviewed

Thoughtpick Blog

Web 2.0 was all about getting people to connect with one another and establishing a presence for them on the web. Now that you have gotten the chance to get to know each other through the web, it’s time for our computers to socialize.

The aim of the next iteration of the web, Web 3.0, is that computers will be able to understand the content and the information they contain. Rather than the data just being a document, it will be put within context helping the computer to relate pieces of information and present them to you accordingly. Therefore, you will no longer have to sift through a pile of search results, some of which are irrelevant, to get the information your want.

While most of the semantic technology is still pretty much underdevelopment and improvement, we at the Thoughtpick blog came up with a list to whet your appetite on, in no particular order.

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