Talking with Talis http://talk.talis.com/ Listen to conversations with thought-leaders spanning Web 2.0, Libraries, and the Semantic Web... en Copyright 2008 Thu, 08 May 2008 13:22:40 +0000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Peter Mika talks about SearchMonkey and the Semantic Technology Conference Peter Mika
In our latest podcast I talk with Peter Mika of Yahoo! Research. Peter is speaking at the Semantic Technology Conference in San Jose later this month, and we explore the topic of his presentation as well as learning more about Yahoo! bringing semantic technologies to the mainstream with SearchMonkey.

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During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Thursday 8 May, recorded with Ecamm Network's Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband. Thanks are due to Andrew Peterson for his advice on editing the audio.

For further Talking with Talis podcasts on the emerging Web of Data, see here.

]]> http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/05/peter_mika_talk.html http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/05/peter_mika_talk.html Thu, 08 May 2008 13:22:40 +0000 Christine Connors talks about semantic technologies at Dow Jones Christine Connors
In our latest podcast I talk with Christine Connors, Global Director, Semantic Technology Solutions at Dow Jones. Christine is speaking at the Semantic Technology Conference in San Jose later this month, and we explore the topic of her presentation as well as discussing Dow Jones' wider approach to the adoption of semantic technologies.

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During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Friday 18 April, recorded with Ecamm Network's Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband. Thanks are due to Andrew Peterson for his advice on editing the audio.

For further Talking with Talis podcasts on the emerging Web of Data, see here.

]]> http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/05/christine_conno.html http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/05/christine_conno.html Thu, 01 May 2008 16:49:46 +0000 Talis talks with the New Media Consortium about Horizon Report 2008 2008Hor-Rep-Cvr

In our latest podcast I talk with Larry Johnson, Alan Levine and Rachel Smith of the New Media Consortium. We discuss the 2008 edition of their Horizon Report, exploring both their methods and the wide-ranging implications for Higher Education of their findings.

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During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Wednesday 26 March, recorded with Ecamm Network's Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.

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]]> http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/talis_talks_wit_1.html http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/talis_talks_wit_1.html Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:38:29 +0000 Fiona Bradley Talks with Talis about the Semantic Web and Libraries fbradleyThe guest for this Talking with Talis Podcast is Fiona Bradley, Australian Librarian working for IFLA in the Netherlands.

Fiona Launched the blog Semantic Library, to help her find out more about the Semantic Web.  We discuss what she has discovered from the blog and the relevance of the Semantic Web to libraries.

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During the conversation we mention:

This conversation was conducted as a Skype call on Wednesday 12th March 2008, recorded with Ecamm Network's Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.
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]]> http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/fiona_bradley_t_1.html http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/fiona_bradley_t_1.html Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:34:31 +0000 Introducing the Semantic Web Gang Today we're launching a further series of podcasts to add to the range currently available to you. This new Semantic Web Gang will be a regular monthly show, tapping into insights on the news of the moment from some of those at the forefront in bringing the Semantic Web vision to reality.

Gang members for the first show were;

We shall be adding to the Gang in the coming months, as well as introducing the occasional special guest from time to time.

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See this post on ZDNet's blog, The Semantic Web, for more discussion.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted on 20 March 2008.

For further Talking with Talis podcasts on the emerging Web of Data, see here.

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]]> http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/introducing_the_1.html http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/introducing_the_1.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:58:13 +0000 Jim Hendler talks about the Semantic Web and Artificial Intelligence Jim Hendler
In our latest podcast I talk with Jim Hendler, Tetherless World Senior Constellation Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. We discuss Jim's early experience in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research, before digging into some of his observations on competing interpretations of the Semantic Web and exploring the relevance of Semantic Web ideas to users of today's Web 2.0 applications.

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See this post on ZDNet's blog, The Semantic Web, for more discussion.

During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Friday 14 March, recorded with Ecamm Network's Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.

For further Talking with Talis podcasts on the emerging Web of Data, see here.

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]]> http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/jim_hendler_tal.html http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/jim_hendler_tal.html Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:31:40 +0000 Eric Miller talks about Zepheira and semantically enabling systems for the Semantic Technology conference Eric Miller

In our latest podcast I talk with Eric Miller, President of Zepheira. In this follow-up to our original podcast last year, we discuss a project Zepheira has been undertaking to simplify conference management and enrich the delegate experience at this year's Semantic Technology conference. The systems they have developed demonstrate some of the ways in which semantic web technologies can be integrated with existing processes in order to deliver increased value and functionality.

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During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Friday 14 March, recorded with Ecamm Network's Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.

For further Talking with Talis podcasts on the emerging Web of Data, see here.

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]]> http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/eric_miller_tal_1.html http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/eric_miller_tal_1.html Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:44:06 +0000 Norman Gray Talks with Talis about Astronomy and the Semantic Web Norman-Gray 100X150.Shkl
In our latest Talking with Talis podcast I talk with Norman Gray of the European Virtual Observatory's Technology Centre (Euro-VOTech). We talk about Astronomy, and some of the ways in which Semantic Web ideas and methods are beginning to play a role.

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During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using iChat on Monday 10 March, recorded with Ecamm Network's Conference Recorder, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.

For further Talking with Talis podcasts on the emerging Web of Data, see here.

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]]> http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/norman_gray_tal.html http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/norman_gray_tal.html Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:45:29 +0000 A Chat with Richard Cyganiak Latest recording on technical matters is a chat with Richard Cyganiak, who's currently working on the Sindice Semantic Web search engine, though is probably best known for his leading role in the Linking Open Data project (maintaining the cloud diagram :-)

In the podcast Richard describes various technical details of these projects, and talks about the nature of data on the Web in the wild, as RDF, microformats and increasingly RDFa. He also discusses some of the practical issues in mapping existing databases to the Semantic Web (the kind of techniques Tim Berners-Lee mentioned in his podcast with Paul a few weeks ago).

Richard naturally mentions the principles of Linked Data :

  1. Use URIs as names for things
  2. Use HTTP URIs so that people can look up those names.
  3. When someone looks up a URI, provide useful information.
  4. Include links to other URIs. so that they can discover more things.

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]]> http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/a_chat_with_ric.html http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/a_chat_with_ric.html Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:03:35 +0000 SLIC's Elaine Fulton Talks with Talis elaine_fulton Elaine Fulton Director, Scottish Library and Information Council/CILIP in Scotland is the subject of this Talking with Talis Podcast.

From library assistant in East Kilbride to Director of SLIC, Elaine has had a long career in and around Public Libraries in Scotland.  For a significant amount of that time she was associated with library systems, which has been a great help in her current position.

We discuss her career; the role of SLIC/CILIP in Scotland; the differences and advantages of working through the Scottish Government; and past and current SLIC projects.

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This conversation was conducted as a SkypeOut call on Wednesday 5th March 2008, recorded with Ecamm Network's Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.
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]]> http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/slics_elaine_fu.html http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/slics_elaine_fu.html Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:35:39 +0000 Barak Pridor Talks about ClearForest, Calais, Reuters and the Semantic Web Barak Pridor
In our latest podcast I talk with ClearForest CEO, Barak Pridor. We discuss the changing business model in Reuters' core markets, and consider ways in which their acquisition of ClearForest in 2007 helps Reuters position for the future. We also consider the technical and business decisions behind Reuters' recent announcement of an open API for the new Calais Web Service, built upon ClearForest's technology.

For more analysis of the conversation, see ZDNet's blog, The Semantic Web.

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During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Thursday 21 February, recorded with Ecamm Network's Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.

For further Talking with Talis podcasts on the emerging Web of Data, see here.

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]]> http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/barak_pridor_ta.html http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/barak_pridor_ta.html Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:53:58 +0000 A Chat with Tom Morris Today's verbal delight features Semantic Web hacker (and philosopher) Tom Morris, initially talking about using XML to describe real-world things, mentioning the advantages of RDF. He then describes his experiences with the Ruby programming language, and offers thoughts on practical aspects of working in the distributed environment of the Web. Tom tells of ideas he has around using Bluetooth with RDF, before giving his opinion of platforms like Facebook, and related novel aspects of online gaming. He concludes by talking about his recent experience of organizing SemanticCamp London, and encouraging other people to try the BarCamp approach to conferences.

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During the conversation, we refer to the following resources:

]]> http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/a_chat_with_tom.html http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/a_chat_with_tom.html Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:55:17 +0000 Mark Leggott Talks with Talis Leggott, Mark (W) For this Talking with Talis podcast I am joined by Mark Leggott from the University of Prince Edward Island in Canada.

Mark an avid promoter of Open Source solutions, talks about the need for an open shared knowledgebase for journals, before moving on to describe his work at UPEI.

With the aid of Open Source software such as Drupal and Fedora, Mark has enabled the delivery of a holistic solution to learning, administration and research across the University.

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Resources referenced in the conversation:

This conversation was conducted as a Skype call on Tuesday 5th March 2008, recorded with Ecamm Network's Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.
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]]> http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/mark_leggott_ta.html http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/03/mark_leggott_ta.html Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:24:04 +0000 Sir Tim Berners-Lee Talks about the Semantic Web 491616030 E64294Ac16 100X150.Shkl
In our latest podcast interview I talk with Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and now Director of the World Wide Web Consortium. We discuss the Semantic Web's readiness for mainstream adoption, and explore a wide range of issues from Linked Data to the writing of new books for developers.

For further discussion of the interview's content, see this post on ZDNet's latest blog, The Semantic Web.

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During the conversation, we refer to numerous resources. These are linked from the transcript, and reproduced below;

This conversation was conducted using Skype on Thursday 7 February, recorded with Ecamm Network's Call Recorder for Skype, enhanced with The Levelator and then edited on a Mac with Garageband.

For further Talking with Talis podcasts on the emerging Web of Data, see here.

Photograph of Sir Tim Berners-Lee taken by my colleague Rob Styles, during Tim's keynote presentation at the WWW2007 Conference in Banff, Canada. Used with permission.

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]]> http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/02/sir_tim_berners_1.html http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/02/sir_tim_berners_1.html Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:00:08 +0000 A Chat with Uldis Bojars On Friday I had the pleasure of a chat with Uldis Bojars (also known as CaptSolo), who's recently being developing social network-oriented applications using Semantic Web technologies. His main area of work over the past few years has been the SIOC project (Semantically-Interlinked Online Communities), and in the podcast he discusses how the SIOC project anticipated (and fulfils many of the requirements of) the DataPortability initiative. As you can see from the list of links below, there's a lot happening in this space.

Uldis used two phrases I don't recall hearing before, but expect to hear a lot more in future. When discussing the recently updated Semantic Radar Firefox plugin he described how it passes data along the "Semantic Web food chain", and then regarding SIOC Explorer, mining social networks based on "object-centered sociality" (this is described in the paper). Good stuff.

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During the conversation, we refer to the following resources:

]]> http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/02/a_chat_with_uld.html http://talk.talis.com/archives/2008/02/a_chat_with_uld.html Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:06:38 +0000