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Social Media’s Transition Into Semantic Web Will Be Led By China
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For anyone who thinks China is a superpower in only the political arena, they are missing the larger geopolitical picture. The Internet is the 21st Century’s newest battlefield where countries will fight for dominance over other nations. As content and data-mining transitions from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0, or from Social Media to the Semantic Web, most thought leaders are betting on China as the front-runner in leading this charge.
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Internet hegemony is being led by the Chinese, followed by the European Union, and then the U.S. While the United States may have dominated Web 1.0 and Web 2.0, according to Marshall Kirkpatrick of ReadWriteWeb, “the Chinese government is moving quickly to make China the world leader in the next stage of Web development where semantic technology will focus on the Internet of Things.
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| Internet of Things, Key Industry for China |
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In my previous post titled, “China’s ‘Internet Of Things’ To Become Semantic Web Superpower?” I reported that at the recent Internet of Things Expo in Shanghai, Xi Guohua, China’s vice-minister of industry and  Wen Jiabaoinformation technology announced that China is placing a priority on developing a national IoT plan. Florian Michahelles, associate direct or the Auto-ID Labs and an RFID technology expert noted that “the entire hype for the Internet of Things has actually been jump started by the current premier Wen Jiabao mentioning Internet of Things as one of the key industry sectors for China.
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| The Power of Google Cannot Deter Chinese Dominance |
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 Eric SchmidtAs early as October, 2009, Google CEO Eric Schmidt envisions the shift of dominance  from the U.S. to China is happening as we speak. According to Schmidt, he predicts that the Internet will be dominated by Chinese-language content within the next five years. This puts Google at a major disadvantage based on its ongoing scuffles with this Super Power (see my previous post on this issue: “Google Is No Secretary Of State When It Comes To Diplomacy In China“)
 According to Martin Jacques, author of “When China Rules the World,” he claims that Google with all of its far-reaching authority and power cannot take on the Chinese government over censorship issues and win. Jacques sees this dynamic as a metaphor of the bigger issue, as Google’s fate is a sign of the world to come, where the entire Internet and world for that matter – will run by the Chinese.
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I’m a life-long learner with an insatiable curiosity about life. I love travel, good food, and good company. I’m happy to share what I know with others….even the interesting stuff! My outlook on life is pretty well captured in this quote from a book about the legend of King Arthur:
“The best thing for being sad,” replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, “is to learn something. That’s the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.”
― T.H. White, The Once and Future King
So much to learn, so little time!
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