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October 19, 2009 – 3:41 pm

AJAX is an acronym for “asynchronous JavaScript and XML.”  It is comprised of a number of technologies, including: XHTML and CSS The DOM (Documents Object Model) accessed with JavaScript, which according to Bruce Sterling is “the duct tape of the Web.”  (see http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2009/03/what-bruce-ster/) An asynchronous exchange of data between the server and the client, made read more »

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June 8, 2009 – 12:04 pm

RDF (Resource Description Framework): What can be better than having all of your research interests overlap in one term?  This is my current situation in describing the term RDF – it has classification, Greek roots, XML and countless possibilities.  Sam referenced this term a couple of weeks ago when she dealt with the semantic web read more »

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May 11, 2009 – 11:42 am

semantic web: an extension of the World Wide Web in which the semantics of information and services on the web is defined making it easier to find, share, reuse and combine information. related terms: XML, Resource Description Framework (RDF), Web Ontology Language (OWL), ontologies more information: W3C Semantic Web Activity semanticweb.org What is the Semantic read more »

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