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Fig. 5.1
The figure visualizes the Linked Open Data cloud. The semantic sources are grouped by
domain. The central node of the LOD cloud is DBpedia being best connected with the other data
sources
The sources in the Linked Open Data cloud are grouped by the application
domains. Popular sources providing data for the entertainment domain are IMDb,
1
Freebase
2
and DBtropes.
3
Freebase: Freebase is a large semantic, collaboratively created knowledge
source [
8
]. Freebase aggregates knowledge harvested from many sources, such
as various wikis and portals and databases. Freebase's mission is to create a global
knowledge base allowing people and machines to access common information effec-
tively. Freebase data are freely available for commercial and non-commercial use
under a Creative Commons Attribution License [
10
], and an open API allowing
the efficient and easy access to the knowledge base. In contrast to other knowledge
sources Freebase provides images and links to external resources in addition to the
semantic facts.
IMDb: The Internet Movie Database is a popular online database of information
related to films and TV programs. It provides detailed information about actors,
production crews, fictional characters, biographies, plot summaries, trivia, and many
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