Today I want to publish ConTag, a Tagging System linking the Semantic Desktop with Web 2.0.
ConTag supports users to tag resources (mainly text documents) not only with loosely defined terms but with personal concepts. Therefore it has to be connected to software system, that provides the maintainance of such personal concepts such as Gnowsis for example.
More information about the theories behind ConTag can be found under esw.w3.org/topic/ConTag. Related resources ConTag depends on or is aware of may be found under: http://del.icio.us/tag/ConTag.
To simplify the understanding of ConTag I am going to demonstrate it in the following example:
Tag Suggestion
The blue dots in the left frame are defined to be yet existing concepts in a concept aware software system, that are identified to occur in the document in the right frame. (see the definition of a Personal Information Model). The blue tag symbols stand for new concept proposals to occur in the document and to be created under a specific descriptive category or class (the green dots containing a “C”) in underlying system. The green dots with a “+” propose the creation of new categories.
Tag relation Suggestions
ConTag even tries to relate already existing concepts with new found concepts using loosely relationships, to express that both concepts are in some sense related.
If there are any interests or upcoming questions please talk to me and send me an email. (benjamin dot horak at dfki dot de)
