Semantic web and Wikipedia

I’m probably mentioning Wikipedia too often, but my previous post about the semantic web offers an interesting comparison. The Forbes article and the Wikipedia entry are both approximately 1200 words, and the former is perhaps a better non-technical introduction, but I’m vastly more satisfied with the latter.

Why? The Wikipedia entry:

The one is a feature article, the other an encyclopedia entry, they’re not the same thing, but it seems to me a good illustration of the different authoring processes and results.

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