What is Metaweb?
Metaweb Technologies, Inc., builds infrastructure for Web application developers and publishers. Based in San Francisco, Metaweb was spun out of Applied Minds, Inc., in July 2005 by veterans of Netscape, The Internet Archive, Alexa, Tellme, Intel and Broderbund.
What does Metaweb do?
Metaweb designs and builds enabling technology for application developers and publishers who are creating a new kind of Web – a Web that benefits from the power of people and machines. Metaweb’s technology powers commercial and open-source applications, with a focus on organizing and managing complex data structures. An example of the kind of applications made possible by Metaweb can be found at www.freebase.com.
What other examples does Metaweb expect to see?
Only time will tell, but we believe that Web application developers and publishers will create new genres of sites using our technology, and existing sites will add new capabilities.
How does Metaweb make money?
Metaweb provides access to its technology through an API program. Depending on the commercial vs. non-commercial nature, and extent of services required by a developer or publisher, varying fees will apply.
What is Freebase?
Freebase.com is home to a global knowledge base: a structured, searchable, writeable and editable database built by a community of contributors, and open to everyone. It could be described as a data commons.
Metaweb designs and builds enabling technology for application developers and publishers who are creating a new kind of Web – a Web that benefits from the power of people and machines. Metaweb’s technology powers commercial and open-source applications, with a focus on organizing and managing complex data structures. An example of the kind of applications made possible by Metaweb can be found at www.freebase.com.
What other examples does Metaweb expect to see?
Only time will tell, but we believe that Web application developers and publishers will create new genres of sites using our technology, and existing sites will add new capabilities.
How does Metaweb make money?
Metaweb provides access to its technology through an API program. Depending on the commercial vs. non-commercial nature, and extent of services required by a developer or publisher, varying fees will apply.
What is Freebase?
Freebase.com is home to a global knowledge base: a structured, searchable, writeable and editable database built by a community of contributors, and open to everyone. It could be described as a data commons.
Metaweb provides access to its technology through an API program. Depending on the commercial vs. non-commercial nature, and extent of services required by a developer or publisher, varying fees will apply.
