Linked date, semantic web, 'raw data now': Tim Berners-Lee TED talks

Tim Berners Lee talks from TED embedded below.

The 2009 one refers to the Hans Rosling talk that I commented on recently.

5 minute talk in February 2010:



and here's the (16 minute) 2009 talk he refers to:

Kate Ray's video about the Semantic Web

This 15 minute video by Kate Ray is a nice introduction to the semantic web (why it is wanted and some of the criticism). I'm wondering whether we could use it in OU Course TU100: My Digital Life, but how quickly will it be out of date? (The course is for first presentation Autumn 2011.)  Also, the sound quality isn't brilliant in places.


Web 3.0 from Kate Ray on Vimeo.