The Semantic Web As a taxonomist and employee of a company which publishes taxonomy and ontology management software, semantics and the Semantic Web are never far from mind. Semantics is “the study...
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Graphite KOS 4.0 Well, what a long, strange trip 2020 has been. We made it! Here we are! Synaptica continues to work diligently on updating and improving our ontology management software, Graphite, and we’ve made a lot of additions...
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It Is What It Is As a taxonomist, when I hear the expression “it is what it is,” I’m tempted to define the subject (“it”) of this statement as categorically clear. It is what...
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Sophia V. Prater is the Chief Evangelist of Object-Oriented UX. Before starting her own company, Rewired, she has led UX efforts for clients including AT&T, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Athena...
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The Taxonomy Campaign It’s an election year, so what better way to talk about kicking off a successful taxonomy campaign in your organization than comparing it to a political campaign? After...
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For over fifteen years, Keith Bloomfield-DeWeese has been engaged in all aspects of metadata development, application, and management across the publishing, finance, and news media industries. Starting as an index...
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Graphite KOS 3.0 2020 has been an unprecedented year for many of us as we adjust to the disruptions in our normal lives, including working from home, travelling less or not at all, and finding new...
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Ren Pope is the Owner and Principal of Info-Do based out of Washington DC. He has over 25 years of leadership and vision in the information science field. Ren has held various...
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Fit-for-Purpose Taxonomies A common request from our customers is the ability to deliver the right terms at the right time. Delivering the right terms at the right time is more than simply maintaining taxonomies...
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Visualization I’ve been thinking quite a bit about visualization lately. At Synaptica, we’ve been doing internal visualization development on our Graphite product. I also recently attended the Information Architecture Conference...
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