Razorbase Examples Part 6(BBC Linked Data Space)

By Sherman Monroe

Razorbase

• A browser for exploring the Linked Open Data cloud using OpenLink Facets API

Live demo available at http://www.razorbase.com

BBC

• British Broadcasting Company is the world’s largest broadcaster

Demo available at http://ec2.monrai.com:8890/bbc/

BBC

• British Broadcasting Corporation is the world’s largest broadcaster

Demo available at http://ec2.monrai.com:8890/bbc/

BBC

• British Broadcasting Corporation is the world’s largest broadcaster

• Services include radio, television, and news

Demo available at http://ec2.monrai.com:8890/bbc/

BBC

• British Broadcasting Corporation is the world’s largest broadcaster

• Services include radio, television, and news• Now part of federation of Linked Open Data

spaces!

Demo available at http://ec2.monrai.com:8890/bbc/

Task 1: Explore a music group

Task 1: Explore a music group

• Let’s lookup the band Bon Jovi

Named verses Connected To

• Only a couple of results

Named verses Connected To

• Only a couple of results• The named query looks up results by only one

type of information: its Label

Named verses Connected To

• Only a couple of results• The named query looks up results by only one

type of information: its Label• Let’s modify query to lookup Thing connected

to Bon Jovi

Named verses Connected To

• Only a couple of results• The named query looks up results by only one

type of information: its Label• Let’s modify query to lookup Thing connected

to Bon Jovi• This will look up results by all information

linked to the terms “Bon Jovi”

Much better

Let’s scroll page right

Let’s scroll page down

More reviews …

by this reviewer …

Task 1: Explore a TV series

• Let’s lookup the show Dr. Who

Let’s change to “Doctor”

Conclusions

Conclusions

• Publishing linked data makes your data portable

Conclusions

• Publishing linked data makes your data portable

• This allows users to view the data where and how best suits their preference and context

Conclusions

• Publishing linked data makes your data portable

• This allows users to view the data where and how best suits their preference and context

• And wherever your data goes, you go

Conclusions

• Publishing linked data encourages others to produce innovative services involving your data

Conclusions

• Publishing linked data encourages others to produce innovative services involving your data

• The more services using your data, the more valuable your data becomes…

So the more linked your data is…

And the more open your data is…

The more its value increases…

And the more services like Razorbase are empowered by it

Repeat after me …

LINK IT

OPEN IT

AND EMPOWER!

Now go grow the Linked Data Web!