OpenDataWeek Marseille 2013 : Michael Smethurst -- A Linked Data Context Strategy for the BBC

Research and Development BBC MMXIII

A Linked Data Context Strategyfor the BBC

Michael Smethurst, BBC Internet Research and Future Services

With thanks to Yves Raimond, Tristan Ferne, Olivier Thereaux, Paul Rissen

Why Linked Data?

1. Content needs context to be useful

2. The BBC has data on its output but not on the subjects of its output

3. Commercial data is usually modelled at the wrong level (saleable items)

4. Commercial data doesn’t give you the freedom to make your own APIs on top

5. Using inference minimises workload

Linked data

1. Consuming linked data

2. Managing linked data

3. Publishing linked data

Loose coupling via shared identifiers

Linked data as experience prism

Principle #1:The web is our CMS

1. Consuming linked data

2. Managing linked data

3. Publishing linked data

Annotate once, infer and re-use

1. Consuming linked data

2. Managing linked data

3. Publishing linked data

Principle #2:Our web site is our API

Thank you.

Questions to

michael.smethurst@bbc.co.uk

@fantasticlife