Semantic web and contextual information: semantic network analysis of online journalistic texts

  • Authors:
  • Yon Soo Lim

  • Affiliations:
  • WCU Webometrics Institute, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, South Korea

  • Venue:
  • BlogTalk'08/09 Proceedings of the 2008/2009 international conference on Social software: recent trends and developments in social software
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

This study examines why contextual information is important to actualize the idea of semantic web, based on a case study of a socio-political issue in South Korea. For this study, semantic network analyses were conducted regarding English-language based 62 blog posts and 101 news stories on the web. The results indicated the differences of the meaning structures between blog posts and professional journalism as well as between conservative journalism and progressive journalism. From the results, this study ascertains empirical validity of current concerns about the practical application of the new web technology, and discusses how the semantic web should be developed.