Web 4.0: Search beyond semantics –By Aditya Abeysinghe The Web has changed everything in humans since its initial availability as a content sharing method. From static websites to machine friendly websites that are used currently, the Web has provided a revolution of the use of online services. A more user to machine linked version of the Web which will further enhance Web use is emerging called the Web 4.0. Web 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 Web 1.0 was the first web that was used by internet users. In this version, the content shared was only viewable to users and users could not edit or add content. Content in this Web were modifiable only by website admins and few users had interest in viewing content. This web was used mainly by businesses that chose to display their content to public as a low-cost content displaying method. Web 2.0 was the second web ...

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Knowledge Graphs: A graph for linking entities? By Aditya Abeysinghe   The use of graphs for retrieving relationships between data entities has caused a massive growth of a new method for search of similar data. Graph databases are used from simple search engine results of searched text to complex social media and big data analytics. A graph with its connections enables faster, efficient data processing while ensuring less need to be context-based data links. While knowledge graphs are not to be thought as same as knowledge stores, their usage has certainly changed how data is handled in current querying methods. What is a knowledge graph? A knowledge graph, referred to as a graph hereafter, is a graph which connects real-world entities. These entities can be of different types: people, places, weather, etc. These entities are stored in a graph database and a graph represents connections between these entities. In a ...

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