Linked Data Business Model For Subject Matter Experts

All,

A perennial challenge for data is the subjective perception of quality.

Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in a specific ___domain can provide immense 
value to Linked Data via linksets that incorporate subject matter ___domain 
knowledge.

Historically, the main problem has been an inaccurate assumption that 
linkset publication implies free access for everyone, irrespective of 
production and maintenance costs. Fundamentally, this is a function of 
challenges associated with Web-scale verifiable identity and access 
control lists (ACLs).

Most Linked Open Data publications typically emulates the CD-ROM [1] 
style of data delivery, unfortunately. At the current time though, 
bearing in mind the power of WebID as a solution for Web-scale 
verifiable identity, there's foundation in place for a CD-RW [2] model 
of Linked Open Data publication where access and traversal is WebID ACL 
constrained.

To conclude, SMEs can fix and publish linksets as part of a virtuous 
cycle and ecosystem that's actually more like a webby variant  or 
extension of Amazon's mechanical turk system [3].

BTW -- There's even an HTTP Status code 402 [4] for indicating "Payment 
Required" :-)


Links:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-RW
3. https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome
4. http://bit.ly/OFwxUO -- some of my WebID ACL related posts .

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Regards,

Kingsley Idehen	
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