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The Wisdom of Crowds Meets the Wisdom of Authors: How XML Enables the Semantic Web

I recently attended the first-ever Linked Data Planet conference, where a number of pioneers in the field of Semantic Web shared their perspectives on the state of the art — and business — of helping the world tag their web pages for meaning. So what is the Semantic Web and how is it different from the web of today? On the web, most search engines today use key words and the number of links to a page to determine the relevance of search results. This is the wisdom of crowds at work: If the key words you are searching for occur often on that page, and the page is popular (i.e. lots of links to it), then it is probably the best bet for what you are searching for. The downside of this approach is that it infers meaning of the page. On the Semantic Web, the crowds get wiser thanks to the wisdom of authors, who can let the crowds know —

Crowds Greet iPhone With Enthusiasm At Japan Sales Launch

(AFP)--More than 1,000 people, many lining up through the night, besieged a store in downtown Tokyo Friday as the iPhone went on sale in

Will crowds turn up for iPhone 3G?

We’ve had an internal debate in the Macworld offices this week about how big a deal Friday’s iPhone 3G launch will turn out to be. I mean, certainly, we think it’s big in the sense that people are interested in the updated phone and will upgrade in significant numbers. But is it… you know… camp-out-in-front-of-your-local-retailer-for-hours big?

Handling Flash Crowds From Your Garage

slashdotmsiriv writes "This paper from Microsoft Research describes the issues and tradeoffs a typical garage innovator encounters when building low-cost, scalable Internet services. The paper is a more formal analysis of the problems encountered and solutions employed a few months back when Animoto, with its new Facebook app, had to scale by a factor of 10 in 3 days. In addition, the article offers an overview of the current state of utility computing (S3, EC2, etc.) and of the most common strategies for building scalable Internet services."

"Wisdom of Crowds" Works For Individuals Too

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iPhone 3G launch draws crowds in San Francisco (Macworld.com)

Macworld.com - iPhone fans camped out for as long as 3 days with tents, chairs, and pillows.

French graffiti artists wow crowds

The first floor of The Mall, Gadong was painted a myriad of colours as the three French graffiti artists painted their canvases in what could be considered the apex of their stint in Brunei.

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Faster, cheaper iPhone to draw crowds around globe

NEW YORK, US - THE new iPhone is expected to attract hordes of buyers when it goes on sale on Friday in more than 20 countries, helping Apple Inc handily beat its target to sell 10 million of them by the end of 2008.

Faster, cheaper iPhone to draw crowds around globe

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The new iPhone is expected to attract hordes of buyers when it goes on sale on Friday in more than 20 countries, helping Apple Inc

Faster, cheaper iPhone to draw crowds around globe

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The new iPhone is expected to attract hordes of buyers when it goes on sale on Friday in more than 20 countries, helping Apple Inc handily beat its target to sell 10 million of them by the end of 2008.

Topshop photo 'machine' pulls in crowds

Topshop model Kate Moss may have no plans to visit the store's 'Newton Machine' but shoppers have turned up in droves since it opened in London.

NOVA scienceNOW: Wisdom of the Crowds

Ask enough people to estimate something, and their combined guesses will get you surprisingly close to the right answer.

Apple iPhone goes on sale in Japan amid swirling smoke and crowds

The Tritton AX Visor is a Bluetooth speakerphone with an attractive OLED screen and excellent call quality.

Cagey Borat Still On The Loose?

Crowds in Arkansas came for the lure of cage fighting and $1 beer, but police say what they got instead was men ripping each others' clothes off and kissing — a stunt suspected of being orchestrated by Sacha Baron Cohen of "Borat" fame.

Hands on with the Apple iPhone 3G

Well, despite the crowds and my jetlag, I've managed to blag my way backstage at WWDC to get my sweaty mitts on the new iPhone. Sadly we weren't allowed to take pictures - as you know, photography can destroy a gadget's soul - but I did get a few answers to the all important questions.

Fight fans fall for Borat stunt?

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Crowds in Arkansas came for the lure of cage fighting and $1 beer, but police say what they got instead was men ripping each others’ clothes off and kissing — a stunt suspected of being orchestrated by Sacha Baron Cohen of “Borat“ fame.

Birdmen compete in flying contest

WORTHING, England, July 7 (UPI) -- Crowds gathered at England's Worthing Pier to watch risk-taking pilots attempt to fly with man-made wings in the 30th International Worthing Birdman contest.

Birdmen compete in flying contest

WORTHING, England, July 7 (UPI) -- Crowds gathered at England's Worthing Pier to watch risk-taking pilots attempt to fly with man-made wings in the 30th International Worthing Birdman contest.

Guitar Hero: On Tour Ships for Nintendo DS

After playing to sold-out crowds in living rooms around the world, the blockbuster video game Guitar Hero is hitting the road with Guitar Hero: On Tour for Nintendo DS, Activision today announced. Available now at retail outlets nationwide, Guitar Hero: On Tour brings a new dimension to handheld gaming and gives fans the ability to shred along to their favorite tunes with complete portability.

Six reasons for spinner’s overexcitement

As they attempt to lure the crowds to Old Trafford today to watch England’s ambitious run chase, Lancashire are marketing their ground as the Theatre of Dreams. They have pinched the phrase from the other Old Trafford just across the road, of course, but for Monty Panesar the description rings true.

Six reasons for spinners overexcitement

As they attempt to lure the crowds to Old Trafford today to watch England’s ambitious run chase, Lancashire are marketing their ground as the Theatre of Dreams. They have pinched the phrase from the other Old Trafford just across the road, of course, but for Monty Panesar the description rings true.

Spring/Summer 2009 Rock'n'Roll meets Art Déco

Berlin Mitte’s SevenStarGallery drew the crowds: Lala Berlin owner and designer Leyla Piedayesh and Thorsten Heinze, curator and owner of SevenStarGallery, presented “Fashion meets Art� during the 3rd edition of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week.

Monkey think, robot-arm do

A host of new features in Android wowed the crowds at a demonstration, but consumers will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on it

Dramatic Arts seeks to bring back campus summer theater series

UConn’s Nutmeg Summer Playhouse, founded in 1949, played to sellout crowds from Storrs and neighboring towns for many years.

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