Social Semantic Web

Web 2.0 and The Social Web

Web 2.0, the second generation of Web structures and hosted services is distinguished from static websites by various characteristics. First, Web 2.0 pages allow contributors to collaborate and share information seamlessly. For example, Wiki technology enables users to store, create, and modify content with collaboration. Second, different websites can be mashed up together to serve the data. For instance, solutions like Adsense enables us to combine our content with advertisements. Last but not least, AJAX allows the creation of responsive user interfaces, which introduces more responsive pages with asynchronous communication when combined with mash-ups.

 

A core attribute of Web 2.0 technologies is their capacity to facilitate collaboration and sharing with minimal technical barriers. Social web is a term that can be used to describe a subset of Web interactions that are highly social and participatory, which is the collaborative part of Web 2.0.

The Social Web and The Semantic Web

Even though the Social Web is allowing people to connect and communicate via social websites, without a common standard for information exchange, the isolation of those sites from one another is inevitable. This isolation makes it difficult to use and identify common data across these sites. The Semantic Web aims to provide the essential tools to define flexible standards for information exchange, which is required for a interconnected Web


In response to these challenges, the Social Semantic Web emerges by applying knowledge representation languages and formats from the Semantic Web to the features of the Social Web, which seeks to create a network of semantically rich and interlinked knowledge.

The Social Semantic Web offers several possibilities. By providing a better interconnection of data, semantic structures enables retrieval of relevant information from related social spaces, including your connections, contributions, and profiles. Semantically enhanced social environments allow for annotation and sharing data between various collaborative applications, reducing the need for redundant information sharing across different social spaces. Additionally, social semantic mash-ups can combine data from diverse sources to enhance the interpretation of fine-grained information, such as the "find near me" feature.

References:

  • Breslin, John & Passant, Alexandre & Vrandečić, Denny. (2011). Social Semantic Web. 10.1007/978-3-540-92913-0_12.


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