Freebase is closing down; data going to WikiData
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Freebase is closing down; data going to WikiData
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Re: Freebase is closing down; data going to WikiData
#2Gee, didn't see that coming :/ Hopefully wikidata will be able to serve the community well.
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#3Gee, didn't see that coming :/ Hopefully wikidata will be able to serve the community well.
I've been having a look at Wikidata and it looks pretty good.
Re: Freebase is closing down; data going to WikiData
#4You'll always be able to query this data in RDF with
Re: Freebase is closing down; data going to WikiData
#5This is a big shame. Freebase was by far the most consistent of the open data graphs.
With my cynic hat on I think they're being forced by larger strategy. The existing Freebase dumps are far too useful for a Google would be competitor, and I suspect the Knowledge Graph API will be somewhat more restrictive in what you're allowed to do with it.
The thing is the more you get into this stuff the more you envy Facebook's position where people give them structured data on a plate.
Re: Freebase is closing down; data going to WikiData
#6I'm sorry if I missed this, but what will happen to the Freebase software? I always found that to be a strong asset, but Wikidata's is less than stellar. They only mention the data and APIs here.
Re: Freebase is closing down; data going to WikiData
#7This is a big shame. Freebase was by far the most consistent of the open data graphs. With my cynic hat on I think they're being forced by larger strategy. The existing Freebase dumps are far too useful for a Google would be competitor, and I suspect the Knowledge Graph API will be somewhat more restrictive in what you're allowed to do with it. The thing is the more you get into this stuff the more you envy Facebook'…
> The existing Freebase dumps are far too useful for a Google would be competitor
from the article:
> The last Freebase data dump will remain available
and even if it wasn't, I'm sure archive.org will grab a copy (if they haven't already).
Re: Freebase is closing down; data going to WikiData
#8Hah, I read this as Firebase.. I was bracing myself for the google hate.
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#9Hah, I read this as Firebase.. I was bracing myself for the google hate.
Did the same exact thing. Have a bunch of personal projects on FB and my heart skipped a beat.
Re: Freebase is closing down; data going to WikiData
#10isn't Freebase essentially what Import.io and Kimono are doing?