One internet trend that I failed to include in my last blog was Wiki, what is Web 2.0 without Wiki right? The first aspect to help make it easier to find really relevant sites is to create independant "Metadata," that is data that describes other data. This metadata would be in a wiki format so that anyone can add or correct information about the website. So what kinds of data could be included in the metadata?
- Short abstract about the site - if relevant, have site broken down into different categories those categories could be listed.
- What kind of site is it? (i.e. corporate, informational, news, social content)
- How time sensitive is the data? (Temporal Info)
- When was the original data published?
- How recent is the last changes made?
- How location specific is the data? (Spatial Info)
- Is it specific to a small geographical area or region?
- What is the geographical area or region?
- How relevant is it to the topic outside of that region?
- Keywords, tags, categories, labels, etc?
- What category does it fit into? (i.e. Computing > Smart Phone > iPhone)
- What are keywords or tags that describe the site and its content?
- What is the intended audience of the site?
- Interest (or Occupation) specific (i.e. business finance, nuclear science)?
- Age relevant?
The above are just some suggested metadata that could make it much easier know about a website and if it is relevant to you. Of course the above will not help with the initial sorting through the sites, only when you have narrowed the search down. In the next blog entry I will look at how the above could be used to help with the initial matching.
-Karl
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