| Excerpt from: Into the MyST |
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| November 23, 2003 | | Enterprises are defining their current requirements for Weblog application platforms - but they need to look over the horizon when it comes to finding stuff. | |
"Weblogs are poised for wider use in the enterprise, particularly
with the addition of functions such as subject sorting, sophisticated filtering,
and authentication". -- Amy Wohl, editor of Amy D. Wohl's
Opinions.
Amy's right about
that -- with MyST we take that viewpoint to the extreme. For example, the
MyST platform provides extensive support for semantic relationships by
using typed associations (part of the information architecture of the MyST platform).
Why is this
important? Typed associations don't require a bunch of relational
actions - there is no need to "sort" per-se. Instead, the platform offers the
ability to "triangulate" semantic relationships at an abstract level. For
example, when I share something with you, a trinary relationship is
automatically created between me, you, and the content I shared. Using these
association objects, we can easily understand who knows what, who shared what,
and who finds what interesting. | | |
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