Determinism and the Semantic Web - Metadata. Group blogs: BMJ Web Development Blog » Blog Archive » Semantic publishing: how to create richer metadata. 10 Dec, 10 | by Claire Bower, Digital Comms Manager, @clairebower Following a previous post on the Semantic Web, this week we’ll be exploring the implications of this web of data for the publishing world.
Semantic web technologies, as opposed to the grander idea of the Semantic Web itself, offer tools that can help publishers assemble and distribute their content more efficiently. What is semantic publishing? How Metadata Can Eliminate the Need for Pay Walls. You have to admire his chutzpah.
Rupert Murdoch, the so-called nemesis of public interest news, is now being hailed by some as its potential savior. Sick and tired of people reading his news outlets for free online, Murdoch has erected pay walls around his sites (or some of them at least).