Google
 
   
Login
Username:

Password:


Lost Password?

Register now!
Search

Advanced Search
Main Menu
service
Impressum
Datenschutz
Haftungsausschluss
top books
Polls
What do you think about php-deluxe.net?
Excellent!
Cool
Hmm..not bad
What the hell is this?
encyclopedia
GNOME Hispano
Great Hacker War
1964 (Emulator)
Exact Software
Jennifer Government:...
Bubble wash
Nmap
recommendation
Freenet DSL
Who's Online
8 user(s) are online (6 user(s) are browsing encyclopedia)

Members: 0
Guests: 8

more...
partner

Web annotation

A Web annotation is an online-annotation associated with a web resource (typically a web page). By using a Web annotation system a user can add, modify or remove information from a Web resource without actually modifying the resource itself.

The annotations can be thought of as being applied on a layer on top of the existing resource. Any particular annotation layer is visible to users who share the same annotation system

=How Web annotations work=

In Annozilla web annotations are stored as Resource Description Framework on a server, using XPointer to identify the region of the Web document being annotated.

=Uses of Web annotations=

A Web annotation system is a type of social software tool.

Annotations can be used, for example:

  • to rate a Web resource (by its usefulness, user-friendliness, suitability for viewing by minors)
  • to improve or adapt its contents by adding/removing material
  • as a Collaborative software tool: e.g. to discuss the contents of a certain resource
  • as a medium of artistic or social criticism, by allowing Web users to reinterpret, enrich or protest against institution or ideas that appear on the Web

    • Web annotations have the potential of transforming the whole Web into a Wiki by allowing at least virtual (and therefore unlimited and concurrent/alternative) editing of any Web resource.

    =Web annotation systems=

    Web annotation systems are being developed as part of standard web browsers. Those currently under development include: *[http://annozilla.mozdev.org/ Annozilla] for Mozilla browsers. *[http://www.w3.org/2001/Annotea/ Annotea] for the W3C s Amaya (web browser) browser. *[http://www.annotea.org Annotea Ubimarks] for Mozilla browsers *[http://www.worldforum.dk/ World Forum] for all browsers (except Safari and MSIE for Mac). Creates a discussion forum on any homepage, document or ftp site. No plugin required. Client-side use JavaScript only. *[http://www.wikalong.org/ Wikalong] for Mozilla Firefox *[http://sourceforge.net/projects/annoty/ Annoty/eLAWS] Web Service-based system. *[http://www.e-marked.com/ E-Marked] Fully featured easy to use commercial system. *[http://matchbox01.cs.latrobe.edu.au/annosource/ AnnoSource] Currently under development at La Trobe University, Australia. Aims to increase content access features of annotations

    =References=

    *