Writing for the Web: perspectives and practical advice
A NetIKX seminar, 25 November 2021 How is writing for the Web different from writing for other formats? What are the processes and principles involved in creating web content, and are there specific requirements and guidelines? These were some of the questions posed in this NetIKX seminar, presented by...
Teaching yourself Linked Data and the Semantic Web
If you are interested in semantic technologies and want to learn more about Linked (Open) Data, you may already have discovered that it can be a costly business to teach yourself. Not everybody has the time or resources to invest in a commercial training course or university degree, especially...
It’s about aboutness: Semantics Conference, Karlsruhe, 09-12 September 2019
The semantics of the semantic web As a former linguistics student, I am always perturbed when people try to dismiss an argument by saying ‘it’s just semantics’ – as if the way in which humans make sense of the world through language is somehow of minor importance. The concept...
Taxonomy Boot Camp London 2018
This was my second Taxonomy Boot Camp London (TBCL), attending as a representative of NetIKX, one of the supporters of the event. I had been impressed by the quality of talks at last year’s Boot Camp and the standard this year equalled, if not exceeded, that of the previous event. It...