• To: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@m...>,"XML Developers List" <xml-dev@l...>
• Subject: RE: Utilizing the Web's Whole Information Space, i.e., Mechanisms/Patterns of Information Usage and Formation?
• From: "Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@b...>
• Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:38:23 -0500
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• Thread-topic: Utilizing the Web's Whole Information Space, i.e., Mechanisms/Patterns of Information Usage and Formation?

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From: Costello, Roger L. [mailto:costello@m...]
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:05 AM
To: XML Developers List
Subject: Utilizing the Web's Whole Information Space, i.e., Mechanisms/Patterns of Information Usage and Formation?

Hi Folks,

 

My objective is:

    - to understand the Web as a "space" of information

    - to learn to take effective advantage of the whole space of information

 

In other words, to effectively utilize the Web I must be able to exploit all the information, not just information from, say, web services.

 

I am seeking your thoughts on this topic.

 

The above is pretty abstract, so let me make it more concrete.

 

Let me start by giving my definition of the Web, and then a concrete statement of my objective:

 

Definition: The Web is a network of information, that can be traversed and assembled in user-specified ways.

 

Problem: If the Web is all about creating and exploiting networks of information, then it makes sense to understand the Web's fundamental mechanisms/patterns of information formation and usage.  So, the problem is to identify the mechanisms/patterns of information usage and formation on the Web today.

 

Here is the list that I have compiled thus far:

 

1. RSS/Atom: information is syndicated.  That is, consumers pull the information.  The information contains links which enable the consumer to traverse to information that is of interest or value.

 

2. Wiki: information is collaboratively grown.  The information is massively connected to other information, thus reflecting the many ways that knowledge intertwines.

 

3. Traditional Web Sites and Web Services: information is exposed (made available).  If a consumer wants it, he must go and get it.  Information is exchanged.  The information is linked to other related information.

 

These mechanisms/patterns all contribute to the Web's information space.  Effective use of the Web requires me to understand and utilize the whole information space, i.e., all of these mechanisms/patterns.

 

What other fundamental mechanisms/patterns are there on the Web today, that contribute to the whole information space?  /Roger

 

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