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Fri 12 Dec 2009The new smarter web
INTERNET TECHNOLOGY:Coming soon to an internet connection near you: the semantic web, writes KARLIN LILLINGTON
IF THE term is news to you, don't feel too bad. Until fairly recently, the semantic web - also known as Web 3.0 - has mostly been the subject of research work, trials and theorising. But it is starting, tentatively, to become a slow-growing reality, with potential legal implications for web users, especially organisations that manage large amounts of data.
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