Archive for Category: "Semantic Web"
National Agricultural Library Data Now Open, and Linked
The USDA’s National Agricultural Library (NAL) announced that its Agricultural Thesaurus is now available as Linked Open Data, making possible connections with data from other agricultural databases.
30 SXSW Panels – From Food to Data & World-Changing Things In Between
We think South By South West, the largest digital-interactive conference in the United States, offers a unique opportunity to connect with and learn from a cross-disciplinary group of people using digital technology to make the world a better place. At Food+Tech Connect, our core belief is that information and technology can enhance transparency, empower better decision-making, and foster
Punchfork’s Innovative Web Search Business Model: Using Social Data to Personalize Recipe Search
How can data exhaust produced through social networks be leveraged to improve web search? What business models are emerging based on the monetization of digital assets rather than reliance on advertising dollars? Meet the newest addition to this space: Punchfork, a site that uses social data to make it easier to find the ‘best’ recipes from popular blogs and sites.
Yummly CEO David Feller On Food Data & Semantic Recipe Search
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could easily and quickly find the exact recipe you want, based on your personal health profile and preferences? Yummly CEO and Founder David Feller thinks so. Back in 2009, Feller recognized an opportunity to leverage recommendation engine technology to create a more intelligent recipe search engine, similar to Amazon
Why I Write About Food: Creating Community
What does—or could, or even should—it mean to write about food today? I am honored to join more than 40 amazing writers in a conversation about this question as part of a multi-site discussion hosted by Food Editor Nicola Twilley, in honor of the re-launch of GOOD magazine’s food section. It’s funny, in a million
The Product Group Meetup: Jeremy Fisher on Dinevore
The Product Group Meetup: Jeremy Fisher on Dinevore from Food Tech Connect on Vimeo. The January Product Group Meetup featured Dinevore founder Jeremy Fisher. In this video, Fisher and the group discuss his approach to building dinevore.com. Fisher and members of the group offer really interesting insight into process, customer development, and usability experience. It was an all
CEO Brian Witlin On ShopWell & Their Data Driven Business Model
If you’ve been following this blog, you may have noticed that many of the startups I’ve interviewed are data-driven. Why? Because addressing even the seemingly most basic food system challenges, such as what to eat, requires the management of large amounts of data. I’ve spent the last eleven months speaking with people about ways t0
Initial Data Posting and the Food+Tech Hackathon
It’s been a while since I’ve worked on this site, but thanks to the Food+Tech Hackathon I’ve taken the time to really think about how the data and tools I’m building should evolve. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please feel free to email me at ewpatton [at] gmail [dot] com so we
Open Data + Food Ontology+ Semantic Web Primer
Thank you so much to everyone who came out yesterday for the inaugural Food+Tech Hackathon! I will be covering all of the interesting people, projects, and outcomes from the event over the next week, but wanted to get you started with this awesome video. We were extremely lucky to have Dominic DiFranzo join us for
Semantic Web Meets Food Web: Hacking on Open Food System Data
This Saturday December 5, food enthusiasts of all kinds including hackers, urban farmers, restauranteurs, designers, and public figures, will come together to hack on open food system data as part of the International Open Data Hackathon Day. I am thrilled to share that Dominic DiFranzo, one of the data.gov architects, will be joining us and
Food Safety Information, Interoperability & Standardization In the Age of Twitter
Yesterday, the Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) debate began in the Senate. The contentious S. 510 legislation will significantly expand the FDA’s regulatory authority over processed foods and fresh produce. The public debate was raging all day throughout my twitter feed, which inspired me to peruse google for food safety infographics. What I found
