has usergroup
Points to a Usergroup that has certain access to this Space.
reply of
Links to an Item or Post which this Item or Post is a reply to.
Robocoin SDK Lets Any ATM Accept Cryptocurrency
Robocoin released its first bitcoin ATM nearly two years ago, and today the company is announcing a software pack that enables any ATM or kiosk to accept, dispense or transfer money with bitcoin. Called Coin SDK, the software pack is part of the company’s mission to bring the power of Bitcoin to the masses. Read More
has scope
A resource that this Role applies to.
Content via feedwrap (http://feedwrap.openlids.org/).
Thread
A container for a series of threaded discussion Posts or Items.
embeds knowledge
This links Items to embedded statements, facts and structured content.
creator of
A resource that the UserAccount is a creator of.
previous by date
Previous Item or Post in a given Container sorted by date.
follows
Indicates that one UserAccount follows another UserAccount (e.g. for microblog posts or other content item updates).
Facebook’s Mobile Apps Now Let You Plaster Stickers All Over Your Photos
Facebook has raised its sticker game with an update to its iOS and Android apps that allows users to decorated new photos with stickers and post them to the social network. Read More
has creator
This is the UserAccount that made this resource.
next by date
Next Item or Post in a given Container sorted by date.
num items
The number of Posts (or Items) in a Forum (or a Container).
created at
When this was created, in ISO 8601 format.
This property is deprecated. Use dcterms:created from the Dublin Core ontology instead.
related to
Related Posts for this Post, perhaps determined implicitly from topics or references.
An identifier of a SIOC concept instance. For example, a user ID. Must be unique for instances of each type of SIOC concept within the same site.
Clef Offers Two-Factor Authentication Without All The Codes
The last year has been full of security breaches that have shown the importance of having strong safeguards for our data. As we put more personal and private information in the cloud, there are ever more avenues of attack to reach the things we’d like to keep to ourselves. One popular defense you can use to bolster data security on most services is two-factor authentication. Basically,… Read More
space of
A resource which belongs to this data Space.
email
An electronic mail address of the UserAccount.
Scientists Discover A New Way To Block HIV
A new HIV-blocking compound may be the answer to the now 30-year search for an AIDS vaccine. Scientists, supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, say they have discovered a new compound that produces proteins within the cell that look like normal antibodies, but have Y-shaped heads that act as blockers to the virus that causes AIDS. Read More
Links to a previous (older) revision of this Item or Post.
earlier version
has moderator
A UserAccount that is a moderator of this Forum.
has group
This property has been renamed. Use sioc:has_usergroup instead.
part of
A resource that the subject is a part of.
This property is deprecated. Use dcterms:isPartOf from the Dublin Core ontology instead.
content encoded
The encoded content of the Post, contained in CDATA areas.
This property is deprecated. Use content:encoded from the RSS 1.0 content module instead.
has function
A Role that this UserAccount has.
has host
The Site that hosts this Forum.
Celebrate This Terrible Winter With The Highlights Of Amazon’s Summer Preview
Amazon.com hosted a summer preview event in New York City today, and I’ll be real honest: I thought there was going to be more tech stuff. Nonetheless, we soldiered on with a whirlwind tour of the cruelly summer-themed exhibits, highlighting new and popular products on sale on Amazon. Unfortunately, we couldn’t demo the chainsaw or the “Roomba for your lawn,” but I was… Read More
administrator of
A Site that the UserAccount is an administrator of.
has modifier
A UserAccount that modified this Item.
parent of
A child Container or Forum that this Container or Forum is a parent of.
Today at Yahoo’s first mobile developer conference, the tech giant unveiled its new Yahoo Mobile Development Suite that combines Yahoo App Publishing for monetization, Search In Apps, and App Marketing with its Flurry Analytics acquisition made last year. This is Yahoo’s “ads in dev’s clothing” strategy to convince app makers to buy and host its ads. Flurry now… Read More
New Yahoo Mobile Development Suite Seduces App Makers With Analytics, Search, Ads
moderator of
A Forum that a UserAccount is a moderator of.
Multiple Directions On Valuation Multiples
Private company valuation is as much art as science, sometimes as much alchemy as chemistry. Among the few reliable and well-worn guidelines to follow are public companies and recent M&A multiples. This is why we spend so much time refining, tracking and parsing the multiples we use. Oddly, we have observed a strange lag in the re-evaluation of comparable pricing and an over-correction… Read More
has part
An resource that is a part of this subject.
This property is deprecated. Use dcterms:hasPart from the Dublin Core ontology instead.
owner of
A resource owned by a particular UserAccount, for example, a weblog or image gallery.
last item date
The date and time of the last Post (or Item) in a Forum (or a Container), in ISO 8601 format.
User
This class is deprecated. Use sioc:UserAccount from the SIOC ontology instead.
UserAccount is now preferred. This is a deprecated class for a User in an online community site.
Post
An article or message that can be posted to a Forum.
The American National Security Agency (NSA), and the British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), similar clandestine intelligence agencies, stole SIM card encryption keys from a manufacturer, allowing the groups to decrypt global cellular communications data. The effort, according to The Intercept, took place in 2010, with the agencies breaking into a Dutch firm, Gemalto. The… Read More
The NSA Reportedly Stole Millions Of SIM Encryption Keys To Gather Private Data
modifier of
An Item that this UserAccount has modified.
function of
A UserAccount that has this Role.
BuzzFeed Expands Mobile Team By Acquiring “Visual Conversation” Startup GoPop
BuzzFeed just announced that it’s acquiring San Francisco startup GoPop. The startup was originally known as Zeega, and it was part of the first class at Matter, the Knight Foundation- and KQED-backed incubator for media startups. GoPop’s current offering is an iOS app for “visual conversation,” combining photos into simple animations (that’s a sample animation of… Read More
host of
A Forum that is hosted on this Site.
usergroup of
A Space that the Usergroup has access to.
first name
First (real) name of this User. Synonyms include given name or christian name.
This property is deprecated. Use foaf:name or foaf:firstName from the FOAF vocabulary instead.
name
The name of a SIOC concept instance, e.g. a username for a UserAccount, group name for a Usergroup, etc.
SIOC Core Ontology Namespace
SIOC (Semantically-Interlinked Online Communities) is an ontology for describing the information in online communities. This information can be used to export information from online communities and to link them together. The scope of the application areas that SIOC can be used for includes (and is not limited to) weblogs, message boards, mailing lists and chat channels.
Site
A Site can be the location of an online community or set of communities, with UserAccounts and Usergroups creating Items in a set of Containers. It can be thought of as a web-accessible data Space.
Community
Community is a high-level concept that defines an online community and what it consists of.
num replies
The number of replies that this Item, Thread, Post, etc. has. Useful for when the reply structure is absent.
member of
A Usergroup that this UserAccount is a member of.
last reply date
The date and time of the last reply Post or Comment, which could be associated with a starter Item or Post or with a Thread, and expressed in ISO 8601 format.
Derek Jeter, Budding Media Mogul, On Launching The Players’ Tribune
As his new company, The Players’ Tribune, plots its course toward dominance in the sports media market after its official launch on Tuesday, Derek Jeter gives us his thoughts on his company and the transition from iconic athlete to startup entrepreneur in the email interview below. Since Jeter took his final bow in Yankee pinstripes, the former shortstop has been working to reinvent… Read More
container of
An Item that this Container contains.
last activity date
The date and time of the last activity associated with a SIOC concept instance, and expressed in ISO 8601 format. This could be due to a reply Post or Comment, a modification to an Item, etc.
Links to the latest revision of this Item or Post.
latest version
subscriber of
A Container that a UserAccount is subscribed to.
description
The content of the Post.
This property is deprecated. Use sioc:content or other methods (AtomOwl, content:encoded from RSS 1.0, etc.) instead.
With Launch Of “Topics,” Imgur Adds A New Way To Explore By Interests
After moving to a fully ad-supported model earlier this month, popular photo-sharing site Imgur is today introducing a new feature designed to make it easier for visitors to explore images that relate to subjects of interest to them. Called “Topics,” these new selections will now appear within Imgur’s main navigation pane, allowing users to explore areas like… Read More
Item
An Item is something which can be in a Container.
content
The content of the Item in plain text format.
The discussion that is related to this Item.
has discussion
Apple Offers Extended Coverage For 2011-2013 MacBook Pros With Video Issues
Apple is offering a new repair program that extends coverage for certain MacBook Pro models made between 2011 and 2013 that are exhibiting problems related to video. The program offers either free repairs on affected models, or reimbursement for repairs already paid for by users. To check if your MacBook Pro is among those covered by the extension, head to Apple’s support tool and enter… Read More
Forum
A discussion area on which Posts or entries are made.
modified at
When this was modified, in ISO 8601 format.
This property is deprecated. Use dcterms:modified from the Dublin Core ontology instead.
addressed to
Refers to who (e.g. a UserAccount, e-mail address, etc.) a particular Item is addressed to.
Cloud-Based Bio Lab Startup Transcriptic Lands $8.5 Million In Series A Funding To Help It Scale
Months after announcing its Y Combinator partnership and moving into a giant new Menlo Park facility, the robot-operated biolab startup Transcriptic has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding. Data Collective led the round, with participation from IA Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, 500 Startups, MITS Fund, Y Combinator partner Paul Buchheit and several other angel investors. Read More
scope of
A Role that has a scope of this resource.
has container
The Container to which this Item belongs.
has member
A UserAccount that is a member of this Usergroup.
How Wearable Startups Can Win Big In The Medical Industry
As attention shines down on fitness trackers and smart watches, one of the biggest opportunities for wearable devices remains shadowed in the corner — medical wearables. Medical wearables present colossal opportunities, but they tend to frighten entrepreneurs and elicit polarizing sentiments from investors. As a healthcare and digital health investor, I am often asked my opinion on… Read More
num views
The number of times this Item, Thread, UserAccount profile, etc. has been viewed.
links to
Links extracted from hyperlinks within a SIOC concept, e.g. Post or Site.
Space
A Space is a place where data resides, e.g. on a website, desktop, fileshare, etc.
reference
Links either created explicitly or extracted implicitly on the HTML level from the Post.
avatar
An image or depiction used to represent this UserAccount.
has administrator
A UserAccount that is an administrator of this Site.
num threads
The number of Threads (AKA discussion topics) in a Forum.
next version
Links to the next revision of this Item or Post.
sibling
An Item may have a sibling or a twin that exists in a different Container, but the siblings may differ in some small way (for example, language, category, etc.). The sibling of this Item should be self-describing (that is, it should contain all available information).
subject
Keyword(s) describing subject of the Post.
This property is deprecated. Use dcterms:subject from the Dublin Core ontology for text keywords and sioc:topic if the subject can be represented by a URI instead.
attachment
The URI of a file attached to an Item.
feed
A feed (e.g. RSS, Atom, etc.) pertaining to this resource (e.g. for a Forum, Site, UserAccount, etc.).
has owner
A UserAccount that this resource is owned by.
has subscriber
A UserAccount that is subscribed to this Container.
TechCrunch is a group-edited blog that profiles the companies, products and events defining and transforming the new web.
about
Specifies that this Item is about a particular resource, e.g. a Post describing a book, hotel, etc.
account of
Refers to the foaf:Agent or foaf:Person who owns this sioc:UserAccount.
note
A note associated with this resource, for example, if it has been edited by a UserAccount.
num authors
The number of unique authors (UserAccounts and unregistered posters) who have contributed to this Item, Thread, Post, etc.
Google’s Mobile Search Now Highlights Recent Posts From News Sources
When you use Google’s mobile search to look for your favorite news sources or more information about a hot news topic, you’ll probably notice there’s something different about the search results. Starting today, Google will not just give you a link to the publication, but it will also highlight that publication’s latest stories. Read More
title
This is the title (subject line) of the Post. Note that for a Post within a threaded discussion that has no parents, it would detail the topic thread.
This property is deprecated. Use dcterms:title from the Dublin Core ontology instead.
last name
Last (real) name of this user. Synonyms include surname or family name.
This property is deprecated. Use foaf:name or foaf:surname from the FOAF vocabulary instead.
email sha1
An electronic mail address of the UserAccount, encoded using SHA1.
Messaging is the center of mobile. Snapchat is raising at around a $20 billion valuation. And no one cares who owns apps. On February 19th, 2014, we didn’t know any of these things for sure. So when Facebook announced it would pay $19 billion to acquire WhatsApp — an app most American pundits had never used — it seemed ludicrous. Zuck had to be crazy, right? Wrong. Without… Read More
A Year Later, $19 Billion For WhatsApp Doesn’t Sound So Crazy
Container
An area in which content Items are contained.
has parent
A Container or Forum that this Container or Forum is a child of.
A user account in an online community site.
User Account
group of
This property has been renamed. Use sioc:usergroup_of instead.
link
A URI of a document which contains this SIOC object.
previous version
Links to the previous revision of this Item or Post.
FDA Authorizes 23andMe to Market Genetic Testing For Bloom Syndrome
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given 23andMe clearance to begin selling kits for the genetic testing of Bloom Syndrome. This is a rare recessive gene disorder that is characterized by shorter height and a predisposition to develop cancer. Parents of children with Bloom Syndrome don’t exhibit any symptoms of the disorder. 23andMe’s direct-to-consumer genetic test… Read More
Links to a later (newer) revision of this Item or Post.
later version
Register Now To Exhibit Your Startup At Disrupt NY Startup Alley
According to CrunchBase, of the 126 companies that exhibited in Startup Alley at Disrupt NY 2014, 24 of them have since been funded, raising $90.9 million in seed and Series A funding as of January 2015. And 11 of these companies had raised over $78 million in funding within three months of Disrupt. Considering these impressive stats, why wouldn’t you sign up to have a spot in Startup… Read More
ip address
The IP address used when creating this Item. This can be associated with a creator. Some wiki articles list the IP addresses for the creator or modifiers when the usernames are absent.
Usergroup
A set of UserAccounts whose owners have a common purpose or interest. Can be used for access control purposes.
Role
A Role is a function of a UserAccount within a scope of a particular Forum, Site, etc.
has space
A data Space which this resource is a part of.
topic
A topic of interest, linking to the appropriate URI, e.g. in the Open Directory Project or of a SKOS category.
has reply
Points to an Item or Post that is a reply or response to this Item or Post.
YouTube Is Launching A Kid-Friendly Video App
YouTube will launch a new, child-friendly version of its service for mobile phones on Monday. USA Today broke details of the news, which we’ve confirmed with sources at the company. Read More
U.S. To Scale Back Its Role In Internet Governance
Even though the Internet has long been an international community, the United States has always been at its center. However, that all may be about to change as the U.S. Department of Commerce scales back its role in Internet governance. The transition is a gradual one, but by the end of the year, the DOC is expected to give up its oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and… Read More