Snip!t from collection of Alan Dix

<h2><a href="http://virtuoso.openlinksw.com/dataspace/dav/wiki/Main/OpenLink" class="wikiword">OpenLink</a> Data Spaces (ODS)</h2> <p>ODS is a new-generation Distributed Collaborative Application platform for creating presence in the semantic web via Data Spaces derived from Weblogs, Wikis, Feed Aggregators, Photo Galleries, Shared Bookmarks, Discussion Forums and more.</p> <h3> <a name="What are Data Spaces?"></a> What are Data Spaces?</h3> <p>Data Spaces are a new database-management technology frontier that deals with the virtualization of heterogeneous data and data sources via a plethora of data-access protocols.</p> <p>As Unified Data Stores, Data Spaces also provide solid foundation for the creation, processing and dissemination of knowledge, making them a natural foundation platform for the emerging Data-Web (Semantic Web, Layer 1).</p>