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A fundamental disruption
          Moving information architecture into
          the hands of individual consumers

          IA Summit 2009 • Memphis
Digital cameras were a disruptive technology




                                       Photo from Flickr, by lnx.
Disruptive technologies underperform at first…




                                                             High-end market
                                                             demands


 Performance                                                 Low-end market
                                                             demands



               You are
                here!



                         Time




                         Based upon The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen
…but they eventually catch up.




                                  You are                  High-end market
                                   here!                   demands


 Performance                                               Low-end market
                                                           demands




                      Time




                       Based upon The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen
Semantic technology is now catching up…


Semantic Technology
 • Encodes meanings.
 • Auto-recognition of topics and
   concepts…
 • Enables machines as well as
   people to understand, share and
   reason…
…and is poised to disrupt IA.


Semantic Technology                  Information Architecture
 • Encodes meanings.                  • The art of expressing a model or
                                        concept of information…
 • Auto-recognition of topics and
   concepts…                          • The art and science of organizing
                                        and labeling…
 • Enables machines as well as
   people to understand, share and    • The structural design of shared
   reason…                              information environments.




              Definitions from:
The fundamental disruption:



 Rather than producers organizing
information in advance, consumers
     will organize it on demand.
“Beware, the end is near!”


                             <Yawn />




                             Artist’s rendition from NASA
The pace of semantic innovation is accelerating

                          Web 2.0
                     semi-structured data


               specialized semantic technologies




                                             Semantic Web
   structured data




                         cooperation
Demonstrations
Metaweb: Freebase


                    http://www.freebase.com
Zepheira: Remix


                  http://remix.zepheira.com/
Simile: Exhibit


                  http://www.simile-widgets.org/exhibit
Thomson Reuters: Calais: Semantic Proxy


                 http://semanticproxy.opencalais.com
Vivisimo: Clusty


                   http://clusty.com
Kosmix


         http://www.kosmix.com
Primal Fusion: Thought networking

                        http://www.primalfusion.com
So what might this mean for IA?
Peter Sweeney |peter.sweeney@primalfusion.com
  Robert Barlow-Busch |bbb@primalfusion.com
              Register for our alpha at:

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A Fundamental Disruption: Moving Information Architecture Into the Hands of Individual Consumers

  • 1. A fundamental disruption Moving information architecture into the hands of individual consumers IA Summit 2009 • Memphis
  • 2. Digital cameras were a disruptive technology Photo from Flickr, by lnx.
  • 3. Disruptive technologies underperform at first… High-end market demands Performance Low-end market demands You are here! Time Based upon The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen
  • 4. …but they eventually catch up. You are High-end market here! demands Performance Low-end market demands Time Based upon The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen
  • 5. Semantic technology is now catching up… Semantic Technology • Encodes meanings. • Auto-recognition of topics and concepts… • Enables machines as well as people to understand, share and reason…
  • 6. …and is poised to disrupt IA. Semantic Technology Information Architecture • Encodes meanings. • The art of expressing a model or concept of information… • Auto-recognition of topics and concepts… • The art and science of organizing and labeling… • Enables machines as well as people to understand, share and • The structural design of shared reason… information environments. Definitions from:
  • 7. The fundamental disruption: Rather than producers organizing information in advance, consumers will organize it on demand.
  • 8. “Beware, the end is near!” <Yawn /> Artist’s rendition from NASA
  • 9. The pace of semantic innovation is accelerating Web 2.0 semi-structured data specialized semantic technologies Semantic Web structured data cooperation
  • 11. Metaweb: Freebase http://www.freebase.com
  • 12. Zepheira: Remix http://remix.zepheira.com/
  • 13. Simile: Exhibit http://www.simile-widgets.org/exhibit
  • 14. Thomson Reuters: Calais: Semantic Proxy http://semanticproxy.opencalais.com
  • 15. Vivisimo: Clusty http://clusty.com
  • 16. Kosmix http://www.kosmix.com
  • 17. Primal Fusion: Thought networking http://www.primalfusion.com
  • 18. So what might this mean for IA?
  • 19.
  • 20. Peter Sweeney |peter.sweeney@primalfusion.com Robert Barlow-Busch |bbb@primalfusion.com Register for our alpha at: