Presentation given to stimulate discussion between members of the news media as to the benefits of Linked Data and how the might use it. News Linked Data Summit - London 22/01/2010

1. The Current
Landscape
Richard Wallis
Technology Evangelist
Talis
News Linked Data Summit
London
22nd January 2010

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Wider Technical View
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14. Current News
Metadata
Landscape

15. Current News
Metadata
Landscape
News Metadata

16. Current News
Metadata
Landscape
News Metadata
Linked Data

17. Current News
Metadata
Landscape
News Metadata
Linked Data
Why?

18. Thanks...

19. Thanks...
Jarred McGinnis - Press Association
Guy Valerio - Financial Times
Martin Moore - Media Standards Trust
Silver Oliver - BBC
Martin Belam - Guardian
Evan Sandhaus - New York Times
Dave Compton - Thomson Reuters

20. Metadata
Uses

21. Metadata
Uses
Internal Tracking

22. Metadata
Uses
Internal Tracking
Cataloguing

23. Metadata
Uses
Internal Tracking
Cataloguing
Controlling

24. Metadata
Uses
Internal Tracking
Cataloguing
Controlling
Providing Feeds

25. Metadata
Uses
Internal Tracking
Cataloguing
Controlling
Providing Feeds
Ingesting Feeds

26. Metadata
Uses
Internal Tracking
Cataloguing
Controlling
Providing Feeds
Ingesting Feeds
Research

27. Metadata
Uses
Internal Tracking
Cataloguing
Controlling
Providing Feeds
Ingesting Feeds
Research
Delivering Services

28. Metadata
Uses
Internal Tracking
Cataloguing
Controlling
Providing Feeds
Ingesting Feeds
Research
Delivering Services
Adding Value

29. Metadata Standards

30. Metadata Standards
IPTC

31. Metadata Standards
IPTC
IPTC 7901
Plain text
Driving editing systems / typesetters
NITF
XML Specification
“to standardise the content & structure of
text-based news articles”

32. Metadata Standards
IPTC

33. Metadata Standards
IPTC
NewsML / SportsML

34. Metadata Standards
IPTC
NewsML / SportsML
XML

35. Metadata Standards
IPTC
NewsML / SportsML
XML
Media Independent

36. Metadata Standards
IPTC
NewsML / SportsML
XML
Media Independent
Multi-media

37. Metadata Standards
IPTC
NewsML / SportsML
XML
Media Independent
Multi-media
Structural Framework

38. Metadata Standards
IPTC
NewsML / SportsML
XML
Media Independent
Multi-media
Structural Framework
Extensible

39. Metadata Standards
IPTC
NewsML / SportsML
XML
Media Independent
Multi-media
Structural Framework
Extensible
- SportML extensions for detailed stats

40. Metadata Standards
IPTC
NewsML / SportsML
XML
Media Independent
Multi-media
Structural Framework
Extensible
- SportML extensions for detailed stats
Business-2-Business interchange

41. Metadata Standards
IPTC

42. Metadata Standards
IPTC
G2-Standards

43. Metadata Standards
IPTC
G2-Standards
NewsML-G2 SportsML-G2 EventsML-G2

44. Metadata Standards
IPTC
G2-Standards
NewsML-G2 SportsML-G2 EventsML-G2
2008

45. Metadata Standards
IPTC
G2-Standards
NewsML-G2 SportsML-G2 EventsML-G2
2008
Wider scope - people, organisations,
geopolitical areas, concepts

46. Metadata Standards
IPTC
G2-Standards
NewsML-G2 SportsML-G2 EventsML-G2
2008
Wider scope - people, organisations,
geopolitical areas, concepts
NITF still used for text formatting

47. Metadata Standards
IPTC
G2-Standards
NewsML-G2 SportsML-G2 EventsML-G2
2008
Wider scope - people, organisations,
geopolitical areas, concepts
NITF still used for text formatting
Module re-use / building blocks

48. Metadata Standards
IPTC

49. Metadata Standards

50. Metadata Standards
hNews

51. Metadata Standards
hNews
Associated Press / Media Standards Trust

52. Metadata Standards
hNews
Associated Press / Media Standards Trust
Embedding metadata as microformat

53. Metadata Standards
hNews
Associated Press / Media Standards Trust
Embedding metadata as microformat
Extension to hAtom

54. Metadata Standards
hNews
Associated Press / Media Standards Trust
Embedding metadata as microformat
Extension to hAtom
Re-use of public standards (hcard, geo)

55. Metadata Standards
hNews
Associated Press / Media Standards Trust
Embedding metadata as microformat
Extension to hAtom
Re-use of public standards (hcard, geo)
Delivered via web page embedding

59. Metadata
Standards

60. Metadata
Standards
Different Approaches

61. Metadata
Standards
Different Approaches
Very structured

62. Metadata
Standards
Different Approaches
Very structured
feed based

63. Metadata
Standards
Different Approaches
Very structured
feed based
*ML - complex

64. Metadata
Standards
Different Approaches
Very structured
feed based
*ML - complex
very ‘news’ focused

65. Metadata
Standards
Different Approaches
Very structured
feed based
*ML - complex
very ‘news’ focused
Lighter touch

66. Metadata
Standards
Different Approaches
Very structured
feed based
*ML - complex
very ‘news’ focused
Lighter touch
Web embedded

67. Metadata
Standards
Different Approaches
Very structured
feed based
*ML - complex
very ‘news’ focused
Lighter touch
Web embedded
hNews

68. Metadata
Standards
Different Approaches
Very structured
feed based
*ML - complex
very ‘news’ focused
Lighter touch
Web embedded
hNews
- extend open standards

69. Linked
Data

70. Linked
Data
Early News Initiatives

71. Linked
Data
Early News Initiatives
Thomson Reuters - Open Calais

72. Linked
Data
Early News Initiatives
Thomson Reuters - Open Calais
NYT - Subject Headings

73. Why?

74. Why?
Internal Drivers

75. Why?
Internal Drivers
Commercial Drivers

76. Why?
Internal Drivers
Commercial Drivers
Brand Drivers

77. Why?
Internal Drivers
Commercial Drivers
Brand Drivers
New services

78. Why?
Internal Drivers
Commercial Drivers
Brand Drivers
New services
Good for the industry?

79. Appetite for cooperation

80. Appetite for cooperation

81. Appetite for cooperation
Money Talks

82. Appetite for cooperation
Money Talks
Investment in current systems

83. Appetite for cooperation
Money Talks
Investment in current systems
Investment in current processes

84. Appetite for cooperation
Money Talks
Investment in current systems
Investment in current processes
Don’t stop / pause / delay / slow production

85. Appetite for cooperation
Money Talks
Investment in current systems
Investment in current processes
Don’t stop / pause / delay / slow production
Identify business benefits

86. Appetite for cooperation
Money Talks
Investment in current systems
Investment in current processes
Don’t stop / pause / delay / slow production
Identify business benefits
Nevertheless - appetite is there

87. Opportunities for
Collaboration
Around Linked Data
Richard Wallis
Technology Evangelist
Talis
News Linked Data Summit
London
22nd January 2010

88. What’s differently
possible?

93. 1. Relevance Metadata

94. 1. Relevance Metadata
Page

95. 1. Relevance Metadata
Page
Length

96. 1. Relevance Metadata
Page
Length
Section

97. 1. Relevance Metadata
Page
Length
Section
Campaign

98. 1. Relevance Metadata
Page
Length
Section
Campaign
Author

99. 1. Relevance Metadata
Page
Length
Section
Campaign
Author
News/feature/comment

100. 1. Relevance Metadata
Page
Length
Section
Campaign
Author
News/feature/comment
Broadcast programme/slot/presenter

101. 1. Relevance Metadata
Page
Length
Section
Campaign
Author
News/feature/comment
Broadcast programme/slot/presenter
Online: Clicks/Comments/Links/Tweets

102. 2. Topic/Subject Linking

103. 2. Topic/Subject Linking
Publish

104. 2. Topic/Subject Linking
Publish
Relate

105. 2. Topic/Subject Linking
Publish
Relate
Link

106. 2. Topic/Subject Linking
Publish
Relate
Link
Explore

107. 2. Topic/Subject Linking
Publish
Relate
Link
Explore
Embed

108. 2. Topic/Subject Linking
Publish
Relate
Link
Explore
Embed
Embellish

111. 3. Linked News Data

112. 3. Linked News Data
Build on Subject Linking

113. 3. Linked News Data
Build on Subject Linking
Build on Linked Data News Components

114. 3. Linked News Data
Build on Subject Linking
Build on Linked Data News Components
Query News/Topics/Events

115. 3. Linked News Data
Build on Subject Linking
Build on Linked Data News Components
Query News/Topics/Events
A Mashed up News Experience

116. 3. Linked News Data
Build on Subject Linking
Build on Linked Data News Components
Query News/Topics/Events
A Mashed up News Experience
Personalised News production

117. 3. Linked News Data
Build on Subject Linking
Build on Linked Data News Components
Query News/Topics/Events
A Mashed up News Experience
Personalised News production
Location/Event/Context aware services

118. And Finally..

119. And Finally..
News Metadata

120. And Finally..
News Metadata
Linked Data

121. And Finally..
News Metadata
Linked Data
Technology shared
experience

122. And Finally..
News Metadata
Linked Data
Technology shared
experience
Why?

123. And Finally..
News Metadata
Linked Data
Technology shared
experience
Why?
How?

124. Over to you....
Richard Wallis
Technology Evangelist
Talis
richard.wallis@talis.com
www.talis.com