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This is why I see the trouble with the semantic web. If even large guys like Netflix are unwilling to share their API publicly then semantic web becomes something like a really expensive toy that people with very large pockets can afford or you end up scraping everyone to death. This is why I think strategies like Kimono and Import.io will fail.



Unless we move to open public metadata for common needs, with optional private annotations for those who can afford toys.

A possible role model is Apple's support of OpenStreetMap as a defensive response to Google Maps, which has improved the quality of open GIS data.




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