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This extensive article is a mini-tutorial on Web 2.0 co-authored by Montague Institute Founder Jean Graef and Karen Huffman, Manager of Knowledge Initiatives at National Geographic. It includes an overview of Web 2.0 features and significance, descriptions of relevant projects at the National Geographic Society, background information and tips based on Karen's experience, and a glossary.
This month's entries include a background article on Web 2.0 by Tim O'Reilly (co-inventor of the term), a description of a Google social bookmarking tool with Semantic Web features, and eight business trends to watch from consulting firm McKinsey.
Jean Graef of the Montague Institute will give a primer on the why, what, and how of mashups. Then Qin Zhu of HP Labs will describe an expertise mashup that combines a list of technical reports with data from the company employee directory.
Jean Graef of the Montague Institute will show how concepts from everyday life and real-world demos can be used to communicate taxonomy value. Then Jie-Hong Morrison of Computer Technologies Consultants and Luigi Canali of Canali, Inc. will show examples of successful demonstrations they've used in a multi-year search project for an Executive Branch federal agency.
Julia Daniel, taxonomist for the General Motors Media Archive, will describe how they manage the taxonomies of multiple media collections with metadata in English and German.
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