Network Empire – Semantic Web Training

1. The Semantic Web Optimization Course Overview

Learn the key semantic web players, organizations and institutions that you need to know about. Find out how they connect and work together. There are literally thousands of organizations that are jumping on the semantic web bandwagon but you will learn which one matter and which ones to watch.

Get the official chart of organizations for your own reference. It can also be used to “wow” your own clients and students.
How does Schema.org fit into the big picture.

The Personal “What To Do” Checklist

Precise steps you can take to authenticate your identity in the semantic web (including Google profiles)
Precise steps you can take to authenticate your business in the semantic web (including Google plus business pages and Google Places)
Precise steps you can take to authenticate your brand in the semantic web (using schema.org markup)
Precise steps you can take to authenticate your products in the semantic web (the official ecommerce ontology)

Open Data Sources – Get the Evolving Master List of Semantic Technologies and How To Use Them

Learn the difference between open data and closed data.
Avoid getting sued by learning which data sets to legally use and not use.

1. Blog Plugins and Website Tools for the Semantic Web
   WP Plugins With Ratings and Best Practices

All In One Schema.org Rich Snippets
APT Rich Snippets – Get rich snippets for your site on Google
Author hReview
Author Product Review
Beeline
Breadcrumb NavXT
Dhiti Dive
Enhanced Linking Plugin
Enhanced Publication,
Feed forward recommendation network
LH RDF
Local spotlight
NextGEN Facebook Open Graph+
Open Graph
RDFa Breadcrumb
RDFaCE
Schema creator by raven
SEO Ultimate
Vixy YouTube Embed and Download
WordLift
WordPress Topic Maps (WP2TM)
WP Calais Archive Tagger
WP Customer Reviews
wp-hover
wp-linked-data
YQL Auto Tagger
Zitgist Browser Linker

III. The Semantic Web and E-Commerce

Marking Up Your Products (step-by-step)

Finding Out If Your Products Are Already Entities
Getting Your Products Listed in the Semantic Web

Dealing with GTINs
What are GTINs?
Registering your business with the international authority.
The cost of getting bar codes and how to get them.
The international product database: Does it really exist?
Things to watch: Duplicate data in e-commerce sites.
How to fix or handle this error. What is necessary?
We are working with leading authorities within the semantic web and open data communities about the best ways to markup your e-commerce and business data.