FluidDB is a platform for representing things as openly writable "social objects" stored on the web. Objects can be tagged with various types of information like text, images, numbers, locations. Anyone can tag any object, and permissions control who can see or use the tags. FluidDB allows for an open, collaborative approach to structuring and sharing data on the web.

1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/max78/104677840/
FluidDB in a Nutshell

2. FluidDB is a platform for
the web of things, each
represented by an openly
writable “social” object

3. Huh..?

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Objects are simply tagged with information

5. Objects (in FluidDB)
represent things
Every object has a unique ID
about = An id =
“akvo:Project24” object “e127475b-eb93-48e1-a24f-dde6825b9ed8”
The unique “about” tag is optional and used to
identify what the object represents

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10. You control who sees,
reads or uses your tags

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Users retain control of data.
FluidDB stays writable.

12. Anyone can tag
information to any
object

13. FluidDB is the database
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14. Search across data sets

15. Return geo/longitude and geo/latitude
values for objects with
akvo.org/description and
united_nations/grant > $5000 and
mark_herringer/visited = true

17. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jointhedots/4622191119/
Goodbye walled gardens of data!

18. People I know
No need to duplicate your data

19. http://www.flickr.com/photos/psd/1428129861/
The digital world becomes as
openly writable as the real world

20. Data becomes social!

21. An openly writable
network of annotations,
information and
relationships.

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