Getting Jiggy with Web 3.0

Obviously, once the term “Web 2.0” was coined, Web 3.0 couldn’t be far behind. If Web 2.0 is about bringing individuals together via the Internet, then Web 3.0 is about bringing various sources of information together. At this point in time, no one has figured out a popular application of web 3.0 tools, but that doesn’t mean organizations aren’t trying.

Leading the pack is Twine, launched in 2008 and described as a “service that helps you track and discover content and products that relate to your unique interests,” Twine is perhaps the most high-profile Web 3.0 startup. Truth be told, I signed up as a beta user last spring, and I still haven’t figured out how to use the site. If determining the valuation of Facebook is tough, doing the same for Twine is of Gordonian proportions.

More intriguing and relevant to us here at JPS is Thompson Reuter’s Calais. Seeing how old-guard content providers maneuver in this new destabilized digital world is an interesting case study for us to monitor. Check out this video that nicely summarizes both the Semantic Web and Calais’ proposed place within this new realm.

The Tagged Tanakh is our effort to bring Torah into the Linked Data ecosystem that is emerging around us. Ensuring that our content is accessible and conforms to standardized and open structures is of paramount importance.