SWJ-SoM 2012 : Semantic Web Journal – Special Issue on The Semantics of Microposts
Dates:
Submission Deadline Nov 15, 2011
Notification Due Jan 15, 2012
From the call:
The aim of this special issue is to publish a collection of papers covering the range of topics relevant to the analysis, use and reuse of Micropost data. This should cover a wide scope of work that represents current efforts in the fields collaborating with the Semantic Web community to address the challenges identified for the extraction of semantics in Microposts, and the development of intuitive, effective tools that make use of the rich, collective knowledge. We especially solicit new research in the field that explores the particular challenges due to, and the influence of the mainstream user, as compared to publication and management by technical experts.
Additionally, we encourage revised versions of research papers and practical demonstrations presented at relevant workshops, symposia and conferences, extended to increase depth and review the authors’ own and other relevant work, and take into account also feedback from discussions and panels at such events.
Perhaps starting with “microposts” will allow researchers to work their way up to the semantics of full texts? Personally I am betting on semantics to continue to be the clear winner that refuses to “fit” into various models and categories. We can create useful solutions but that isn’t the same thing as mastering semantics.