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Explore the concept of Internet as a global database, enabling access, sharing, and augmentation of data across various devices. Discover the potential for enhancing search processes, resolving inconsistencies, and incorporating personal biases.
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May 4, 2003 Asilomar++ Gong Show Rakesh Agrawal IBM Almaden Research Center
pDBThe database for the rest of us! • Ability to access my data any time, any where, using any device connected to the Internet • Selective sharing of different portions of my data with those who I designate • Automatic augmentation of my data with data available on the internet, based on my preferences • Uniform treatment of different types of data and my annotations • Approximate querying and ranked results • Ability to join my data with public databases
iDBInternet is the database! • Everyone has data that can be valuable for someone else! • Logical extension of the static web? • How to organize and use is this world-wide database? • How to find ? How to trust what we find? • How to resolve inconsistencies? • How to incorporate personal biases in the search process? • Founded on the tradition of gift-giving or greed? • Is this what semantic web ought to be?
New Ideas, orDéjà vu all over again? • It’s possible that Gnutella has walked the earth before. It’s tricky to determine what’s brand-new, but this is for certain: Gnutella is the successful combination of many technologies and concepts at the right time. Gene Kan, Gnutella & GoneSilent.com