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The Jabberwock and the Vorpal Sword: A Battle for Pragmatics in a Semantic Web Wonderland

Posted May 19, 2010 | Technology |

Let me suggest that while the technologies of the Semantic Web are relatively easy, semantics are hard. Pragmatics -- a deeper cognitive understanding of the unique context, perspective, and intent of an individual interacting with the Internet -- represents an even greater challenge.

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Mitchell Ummel
Mitchell Ummel was Director of Cutter's Government & Public Sector practice and a Senior Consultant with the Business & Enterprise Architecture practice. He was President of UmmelGroup International, Inc., a US-based business and technology management consulting firm. Mr. Ummel was a visionary who was most well known for championing practical application of innovative but lightweight IT process improvement methodologies into today's… Read More
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