Transcript iDB Internet is the database!

May 4, 2003
Asilomar++ Gong Show
Rakesh Agrawal
IBM Almaden Research Center
pDB
The database for the rest of us!
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Ability to access my data any time, any where,
using any device connected to the Internet
Selective sharing of different portions of my data
with those who I designate
Automatic augmentation of my data with data
available on the internet, based on my preferences
Uniform treatment of different types of data and my
annotations
Approximate querying and ranked results
Ability to join my data with public databases
iDB
Internet is the database!
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Everyone has data that can be valuable for
someone else!
– Logical extension of the static web?
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How to organize and use this world-wide database?
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How to find ? How to trust what we find?
How to resolve inconsistencies?
How to incorporate personal biases in the search process?
Founded on the tradition of gift-giving or greed?
Is this what semantic web ought to be?
New Ideas, or
Déjà vu all over again?
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It’s possible that Gnutella has walked the earth
before. It’s tricky to determine what’s brand-new,
but this is for certain: Gnutella is the successful
combination of many technologies and concepts at
the right time.
Gene Kan, Gnutella & GoneSilent.com