Siri ist eine neue Applikation für mobile Endgeräte wie das iPhone. Es scheint sich um eine weitere “Hyperlocal” App zu handeln, also um eine Anwendung mit der man lokal relevante Informationen zum jeweiligen Standort finden kann. Das besondere: Siri macht gebrauch von semantischen Technologien und ist damit eine der ersten iPhone Apps die das Konzept des “web of data” / linked open data umsetzt. Leider kann ich die App noch nicht testen, da sie bisher lediglich im US iTunes Store erhältlich ist.
Siri – The Personal Assistant in your Phone from Tom Gruber on Vimeo.
Mills Davis, Managing Director von Project10X zu Siri:
Sure, it’s far from perfect, but I’m impressed. SIRI points the way to the next level of semantic web apps in which the semantic web becomes more than just a “web of data,” but also a “web of services” with intelligent UIs. Today, people are discovering the value of linked (open) data. That is, connecting information across the web creates new value and is more than simple aggregation. But, what SIRI demonstrates is that we can also talk about the value linked (open) services that put this information to work for people. You are no longer merely searching or browsing, no longer just retrieving information; rather, you’re solving human problems. That’s using the web in a whole new way.
Now, you might ask, are semantic web standards quite ready for this new breed of applications? If not, then it’s probably a good time to update them so we can have “semantic APIs” to make building them easier.
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