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May 4, 2003. Asilomar++ Gong Show. Rakesh Agrawal IBM Almaden Research Center. pDB The 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
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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