OpenLinks Data Space (ODS) is framework that provides a social networking point for presence
ODS enables its members to effectively exploit the power of semantic web technologies through transparent integration of a suite of web based applications
Weblogs
Briefcase
Feeds
and more...
ODS is an expanding line of Virtuoso-based applications designed with the the emerging semantic web in mind
What is a Data Space?
Container(s) that provides storage, query and data access services for contextualized data
Repository for Resource and metadata about resources generated from files (docs, photos, audio, etc) and datasources (SQL, XML, etc.)
Examples include Weblogs, Discussion Forums, Web Sites, Wikis and Hosted Services (eBay, Google, Yahoo, Amazon, etc.)
What is ODS?
Provides an Integrated Data environment for:
Intellegent content aggregation
Creation of Weblogs & other applications
Single Sign on for ODS web applications
Comprehensive Search
Account management including personal data and templates
Includes a Suite of web-enabled applications for:
publishing content
social-networking
file-sharing
content aggregation
Collaboration
ODS Standards and Protocols
Query Services
Gdata
OpenSearch
XQuery/Xpath over HTTP
Full Text Search over HTTP
SPARQL
Includes a Suite of web-enabled applications for:
Gdata
ATOM 1.0
Moveable Type
MetaWeblog
Blogger
ODS Platform Support
Cross Platform
Virtuoso supported platforms - Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, U*X and others HPUX, Sol
Browser agnostic
Microsoft Internet Explorer. Netscape Navigator. Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Apple Safari
ODS Framework Overview
Integrated Account registration
Intellegent Content Aggregation and Search
Personal and Community Management
Profiles
Templates
Collections of applications such as Weblogs, Files, Feeds, etc.
Google and Yahoo Map Integration
ODS Framework
ODS Framework Summary
Integrated Account Registration
ODS and ODS applications use Single Sign-on (SSO)
User Home Page
Profile Customization through Templates
FOAF export of public user information
Invite others to join ODS or a specific ODS application
Google Maps display a map of a user's social network.
Search results are available in all feed formats
ODS Framework Summary
User Home Page
Dashboard view of recent changes in all ODS applications including blog entries, comments, wikis, feeds
ODS Home Page and Application Tabs
tracks content populated with all its members' updates including
Search
Keyword or User based search
Search results available in all feed formats
ODS Framework Summary
User Settings
Create and Manage Applications and application membership
Create Virtual hosts and add multiple home URLs for your applications (ex: myblog.host.com)
Application Security for freezing accounts
Template Selection
Tagging Rules for managing tag rules used by other ODS applications
ODS Framework Summary
Site Settings
Web Site Configuration to change logo, site name, copyright
Member Registration for email verification account verification expiration
Application Agreements for email invitations
Mapping Services select for mapping services proves (ex: Google)
User Administration to enable or disable a user account
Mail Settings to manage mail server, domain, ad,in account and templates
Admin tools provides a quick link to the Virtuoso Conductor to manage LDAP, create Roles, Install and manage VAD packages
Application menu setting allow you to customize application tab names
Weblog Platform Overview
Edit, Publish and share information with Weblog
Blog Management & Templating
Common Feed formats & Web Services APIs
Broadest feature sets in all the Blogosphere
Intelligently categorize and tag posts
propagated to multiple destinations,
published in all formats.
Individual or team authorship
supports community blogs aggregating data from several blogs hosted on the system.
ODS Weblog
Weblog Feature Summary
Presentation & Content
Templating
Chose from templates or customize your own.
WYSIWYG editor
Multiple Blog Views
Link View - Links
Summary
Archives
Commenting
Enable, Disable or moderate comments
Weblog Feature Summary
Presentation & Content
Post Enclosures
Podcasts and video
Categorize Posts
Add Categories per post
Post automatically categorized assigned based on post content using user specific rules.
Tags
Create new or choose from a list of suggested tags for the post based on content using user-specific rules
Comprehensive Search
Full text, tags, categories, date ranges. XPATH and XQuery applied to posts.
Links
List of favorite links, ODS Profile and more..
Weblog Feature Summary
Integration
Mobile Blogging
Publish posts from PDA or mobile phone
Automatic pinging
weblogs.com, technorati.com, etc.
Automatic upload of tagged posts
del.icio.us, etc.
Feed formats support
GData, ATOM 1.0, RSS 2.0 with multimedia extensions (iTunes, Yahoo multimedia extensions), RSS 0.9 (RDF), OPML and OCS for feed sharing.
Weblog Feature Summary
Integration
Amazon A9 Open Search compatible
Blog can be plugged into A9.
Upstreaming
Automatic synchronization
ODS based blogs
Other blogging service providers via all blogging protocols.
Weblog Feature Summary
Security
IP Banning to reduce spam
Member only Content and Comment contribution
Readership can be restricted to selected ODS accounts through ACLs
Briefcase Overview
Complete file sharing solution for the Internet or intranets.
Based on Virtuoso's WebDAV repository can be mounted into a Windows or Mac OSX file system for easy access
Secure storage providing fine-grained access rights and privileges
Content and Metadata based Search
Content and Metadata base foldering for organization, quick access and search
Briefcase
Briefcase Feature Summary
Supported Metadata
MS Office, Open Office, Feeds (RSS, ATOM, RSS-RDF), Feed Lists (OPML, OCS), HTML & XHTML, Web Services (BPEL, WSDL), XBRL, XBEL, Wiki, VAD FOAF & vCARD formats.
Category Views
Folders (collections) are created for each metadata property for Briefcase resources.
Example DAV/home/[username]/Items/Graphics/Type/JPEG provides a list of all the graphic images that are of type JPEG.
Briefcase Feature Summary
Tags
Any resource can have a list of tags
Tags can serve as bookmarks or other metadata
Search
Search based on metadata, path, filename, content words, individual and group ownership, mime type, date range and tags.
Shared Content, File and Folders
Share content and folders (collections) to members or public.
URI Accessible Resources for public consumable content
Versioning
Versioning can be enabled for any resource
Semantic Data Access
URI Data Access endpoints:
http://<host>.<domain>:[port]/<ods-member-name>/dataspace.rdf (all published data)
http://<host>.<domain>:[port]/<ods-member-name>/dataspace.rdf#blog (scoped to blog data)
http://<host>.<domain>:[port]/<ods-member-name>/dataspace/blog/dataspace.rdf#semweb (scoped to blog data tagged under 'semweb')
ODS Search
Metadata represented in Resource Description Framework (RDF) is derived from existing content and data contained in ODS Briefcase
Metadata retrieved can be saved and transformed.
RDF results can be sent as a URI in emails
Why RDF and SPARQL?
Semantic Web
RDF and SPARQL add a is a superb foundation search
RDF as an open standard for metadata exchange
RDF Schema as a framework for defining facets
The Semantic Web will enable faceted search to become pervasive
Widespread sharing and reuse of ontologies, vocabularies and DC instance data becomes possible
The Blogosphere as an existence proof
ODS Search
Briefcase Search
Weblog Search
Query processing in ODS
Keyword
Free Text
Gdata
RDF
ODS Search
Metadata aggregation using RDF provides a general platform for federated search
ODS Search
What can ODS do for you?
Keep current on latest news and blogs
Ideal for bloggers, local communities, small business or any organization
Connect and share information with friends, family, colleagues, or others in your community.
Semantic and metadata base information for fast and Intellegent search
Create a collaborative web site reflects your enterprise, community, or spirit and lifestyle..
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