Hi Nicolas:
As soon as any brick-and-mortar business or pub around the corner is
publishing a one-page description of itself on the Web (or even gets
listed in a database-driven Web business registry), this business is
doing e-commerce.
This is the mainstream definition of e-commerce in academia and
practice: Using the Internet (or other open digital networks) for any
stage in the business transaction - from search to transactions. There
are of course different levels of e-commerce, from the the simple
presentation of features to end-to-end transaction processing. But as
soon as your business publishes its range of products or services on the
Web (or even only in the Web of Data), this is e-commerce.
And that is exactly what GoodRelations is designed for: improving search
and data interoperability for any business that is offering anything on
the Web.
Hope that clarifies the issue.
Best
Martin
Nicolas Raoul wrote:
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Thank you for your answer!
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I am glad to know I can use it, I will look into that.
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Am I right that currently GoodRelations is only for e-commerce and
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does not apply to such businesses as hotels, restaurants, and
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brick-and-mortar shops?
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No, GoodRelations can be used (and is intended to be used) for exactly those
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scenarios
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I am happy but confused. The GoodRelations webpage appears very
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misleading to me:
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1) Motto is "GoodRelations The ontology for E-Commerce"
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2) "the representational means required for e-commerce on the Semantic Web"
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3) The general term used for businesses/etc is "Web resources"
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4) "describing the types of goods and terms and conditions of items
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and services offered on the Web": it is not obvious that "on the Web"
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refers to "describing" and not to "offered".
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The Semantic Web describes the world. The tiny pub near my place will
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probably never do any e-commerce, but I want to describe it in the
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Semantic Web. I am glad GoodRelations allows me to do it, but why does
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it mentions e-commerce everywhere?
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Cheers,
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Nicolas.
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Webcast explaining the Web of Data for E-Commerce:
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