web annotation standard
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a [[standard]]
- provides what amounts to a free [[overlay]] for the internet
- [[hypothes.is]] implements it
- [[memex]] by [[worldbrain]] too
- [[dan whaley]]
The Web Annotation Data Model is the [[W3C]] recommendation from February 2017. [[Hypothes.is]] wrote a blog post about the official standard being finalized.
Annotations are typically used to convey information about a resource or associations between resources. Simple examples include a comment or tag on a single web page or image, or a blog post about a news article.
The Web Annotation Data Model specification describes a structured model and format to enable annotations to be shared and reused across different hardware and software platforms. Common use cases can be modeled in a manner that is simple and convenient, while at the same time enabling more complex requirements, including linking arbitrary content to a particular data point or to segments of timed multimedia resources.
The specification provides a specific JSON format for ease of creation and consumption of annotations based on the conceptual model that accommodates these use cases, and the vocabulary of terms that represents it.
- public document at doc.anagora.org/web-annotation-standard
- video call at meet.jit.si/web-annotation-standard