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* {{quotation | The Friend of a Friend (FOAF) project is creating a Web of machine-readable pages describing people, the links between them and the things they create and do.}} ([http://www.foaf-project.org/], retrieved 15: | * {{quotation | The Friend of a Friend (FOAF) project is creating a Web of machine-readable pages describing people, the links between them and the things they create and do.}} ([http://www.foaf-project.org/], retrieved 15:29, 23 October 2006 (MEST)) | ||
* FOAF is [[social software]] based on W3C's [[RDF]] technology, i.e. ot is an RDF vocabulary for expressing metadata about people, and their interests, relationships and activities. | * FOAF is [[social software]] based on W3C's [[RDF]] technology, i.e. ot is an RDF vocabulary for expressing metadata about people, and their interests, relationships and activities. | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
; Official FOAF Sites | |||
* [http://www.foaf-project.org/ FOAF Home Page for users] | * [http://www.foaf-project.org/ FOAF Home Page for users] | ||
* [http://rdfweb.org/ FOAF Home Page for more technically minded people] | * [http://rdfweb.org/ FOAF Home Page] for more technically minded people] | ||
; FOAF tools | |||
* [http://rdfweb.org/topic/Tools FOAF Wiki / Tools] | * [http://rdfweb.org/topic/Tools FOAF Wiki / Tools] | ||
* [http://www.ldodds.com/foaf/foaf-a-matic foaf-a-matic] (simple FOAF code generator through an HTML form that you then can copy/paste). | |||
; The standard | |||
* [http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ FOAF Vocabulary Specification] (original version June 2000, ongoing) Dan Brickley, Libby Miller | * [http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ FOAF Vocabulary Specification] (original version June 2000, ongoing) Dan Brickley, Libby Miller | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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* Li Ding et al., "Analyzing Social Networks on the Semantic Web", Article, IEEE Intelligent Systems, January 2005, 1810 downloads. [http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/paper/html/id/202/Analyzing-Social-Networks-on-the-Semantic-Web Abstract] / PDF | * Li Ding et al., "Analyzing Social Networks on the Semantic Web", Article, IEEE Intelligent Systems, January 2005, 1810 downloads. [http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/paper/html/id/202/Analyzing-Social-Networks-on-the-Semantic-Web Abstract] / PDF | ||
* Dodds, Leigh, An introduction to FOAF, ''FOAF Project'' Web Site, [http://www.foaf-project.org/2004/us/about.html HTML], retrieved 15: | * Dodds, Leigh, An introduction to FOAF, ''FOAF Project'' Web Site, [http://www.foaf-project.org/2004/us/about.html HTML], retrieved 15:29, 23 October 2006 (MEST). | ||
* Graves, Mike, Adam Constabaris and Dan Brickley. FOAF: Connecting People on the Semantic Web. | * Graves, Mike, Adam Constabaris and Dan Brickley. FOAF: Connecting People on the Semantic Web. Cataloging and Classification Quarterly. Special Issue: Knitting the Semantic Web, vol. 43, n. 3/4 (ISSN: 01639374) [Forthcoming, 2006] | ||
Cataloging and Classification Quarterly. Special Issue: Knitting the Semantic Web, vol. 43, n. 3/4 (ISSN: | |||
01639374) [Forthcoming, 2006] | |||
[[Category: Social computing]] | [[Category: Social computing]] | ||
Revision as of 15:29, 23 October 2006
Definition
- “The Friend of a Friend (FOAF) project is creating a Web of machine-readable pages describing people, the links between them and the things they create and do.” ([1], retrieved 15:29, 23 October 2006 (MEST))
- FOAF is social software based on W3C's RDF technology, i.e. ot is an RDF vocabulary for expressing metadata about people, and their interests, relationships and activities.
Links
- Official FOAF Sites
- FOAF Home Page for more technically minded people]
- FOAF tools
- FOAF Wiki / Tools
- foaf-a-matic (simple FOAF code generator through an HTML form that you then can copy/paste).
- The standard
- FOAF Vocabulary Specification (original version June 2000, ongoing) Dan Brickley, Libby Miller
References
- Li Ding et al., "How the Semantic Web is Being Used:An Analysis of FOAF Documents", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 38th International Conference on System Sciences, January 2005, 2595 downloads. Abstract / PDF
- Li Ding et al., "Analyzing Social Networks on the Semantic Web", Article, IEEE Intelligent Systems, January 2005, 1810 downloads. Abstract / PDF
- Dodds, Leigh, An introduction to FOAF, FOAF Project Web Site, HTML, retrieved 15:29, 23 October 2006 (MEST).
- Graves, Mike, Adam Constabaris and Dan Brickley. FOAF: Connecting People on the Semantic Web. Cataloging and Classification Quarterly. Special Issue: Knitting the Semantic Web, vol. 43, n. 3/4 (ISSN: 01639374) [Forthcoming, 2006]