Is Structured Data like Text or like Code?

My last few posts have discussed structured data for end users.   Given the glaringly obvious (at least to me) benefits of structured data, there must be some barrier in place that is preventing its pervasive use by end-users.   Identifying the barrier is the crucial first step to breaking through it.  I’ve argued that the (technical) [...]

Is Structured Data for Programmers or Plain Folks?

In a post last week I argued that the key to making structured data pervasive on the web was tools that make it easy for people to create interesting data visualizations that share their data by default, without adding effort. This prompted a pair of responses that I’d like to address here. One, from Glen [...]

Comments as content: The medium hinders the message

When articles were published in hard-copy newspapers, reader response was left to the ultimate in asynchronous communication: letters to the editor for differences of opinion, and corrections when a mistake was discovered. As brick-and-mortar newspapers moved into the digital realm, the static publishing model initially stuck, albeit with an easier method for correcting mistakes. When [...]