Razorbase Examples Part 3.5(Improved Linked Data Categories)

By Sherman Monroe

Razorbase

• A browser for exploring the Linked Open Data cloud using OpenLink Facets API

Live demo available at http://www.razorbase.com

Task 1: Find dog breeds

Task 1: Find dog breeds

• In the last walkthrough, we explored categories using the information explorer

Task 1: Find dog breeds

• In the last walkthrough, we explored categories using the information explorer

• In this walkthrough, we will see how this is achieved using the new type actions

Task 1: Find dog breeds

• Summon type specific actions by filtering the subject’s Category information

Task 1: Find dog breeds

• Summon type specific actions by filtering the subject’s Category information

• Let’s filter to things that are categories

Now we have some specific actions …

… for things that are Categories

More general Categories

More specific Categories

Things under these Categories

Task 1: Find dog breeds

• Let’s explore the various dog breeds

Task 1: Find dog breeds

• Let’s explore the various dog breeds• To do this, let’s first filter to the Dog Breeds

category

Task 1: Find dog breeds

• Let’s explore the various dog breeds• To do this, let’s first filter to the Dog Breeds

category• From there, we will pivot to things under the

Dog Breed category

Task 1: Find dog breeds

• You remember this results set?

Task 1: Find dog breeds

• You remember this results set?• It’s from the Part 3 slides

Task 1: Find dog breeds

• You remember this results set?• It’s from the Part 3 slides• … and it took us 6 steps to get here

Task 1: Find dog breeds

• You remember this results set?• It’s from the Part 3 slides• … and it took us 6 steps to get here• Now with type actions, it only takes 2 steps!

Task 2: Find friends of a friend

Task 2: Find friends of a friend

• Let’s look up a friend

Task 2: Find friends of a friend

• Let’s look up a friend• From there, let’s pivot to their friends

Task 2: Find friends of a friend

• Let’s look up a friend• From there, let’s pivot to their friends• Use the type actions

… now, their photos

Let’s scroll page down

Conclusions

Conclusions

• Type actions are shortcuts for navigating common destinations in the linked data graph

Conclusions

• Type actions are shortcuts for navigating common destinations in the linked data graph

• Later releases will feature more type actions for many more Category types

Now go grow the Data Web!