[Data-modeling] Consumer product type (was Modeling question)

[Jeff Prucher]

Yes, that's exactly what we were thinking.

Jeff 

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> Kavitha Srinivas
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> Subject: Re: [Data-modeling] Consumer product type (was 
> Modeling question)
> 
> This looks great.  Just to clarify your point about not 
> wanting to encode an association with a brand or company 
> type, do you mean that there might be a more specific link 
> between a company and a product, say Apple Inc. has 
> ComputerModels MacBookPro, but that the MacBookPro will be 
> typed additionally as a consumer_product?
> Thanks!
> Kavitha
> 
> On Jan 24, 2008, at 4:52 PM, Jeff Prucher wrote:
> 
> > Following up on a recent discussion on the data-modelling and 
> > developers lists (threads begin here:
> > http://lists.freebase.com/pipermail/developers/2008-January/
> > 001156.html
> > and here:
> > http://lists.freebase.com/pipermail/data-modeling/2008-January/
> > 000250.html),
> > we're proposing a new type to be used for consumer products.  This 
> > type is a fairly simple type, with only three properties, 
> all of which 
> > expect the type
> > "webpage": "official website", "external reviews", and "purchase 
> > links". The type would most likely be used as an included type on 
> > types that are designed for more specific products, and can be used 
> > for everything from board games, to computer software, to digital 
> > cameras (and more -- examples in the earlier discussion included 
> > pharmaceuticals, books, and cars).
> >
> > We decided against trying to encode an association with a brand, 
> > manufacturer, or other company type since the relationships between 
> > products, brands, and companies can vary greatly between different 
> > types of products, and we want to enable communities and interest 
> > groups to maintain a more precise structure.
> >
> > The type is published in my private domain, with some 
> examples of how 
> > it might be used:
> > http://www.freebase.com/view/schema/user/jeff/default_domain/
> > consumer_produc
> > t
> >
> > Comments welcome.
> >
> > Jeff Prucher
> > Type Librarian & Ontologist
> > Metaweb Technologies, Inc.
> >
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