• To: "Thomas B. Passin" <tpassin@c...>, <xml-dev@l...>
• Subject: Re: Beyond Ontologies
• From: "Bob Foster" <bob@o...>
• Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 10:19:55 -0500
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From: "Thomas B. Passin" <tpassin@c...>
> Anyone have an
> example where a new distinction, giving rise to a new
> __classification__ term, spread rapidly?

Huh? Is there some technical sense in which the the following are not new
classifications?

People: Geek, nerd, goth, troll, neocon and the emerging tag-head (vs.
ontology-head).

Music: Rap, hip-hop, metal, punk, techno.

Vehicles: SUV.

Bob Foster
http://www.xmlbuddy.com/

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    • From: "Roger L. Costello" <costello@m...>
  • Re: Beyond Ontologies
    • From: "Thomas B. Passin" <tpassin@c...>

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