[Data-modeling] How to model a cross-domain type?

[Faye Harris]

If you don't absolutely require using a single type, this sort of coming 
together of data that belongs together tend to develop organically in 
Freebase.

Take a look at the data-rich Star Wars topic 
(freebase.com/view/en/star_wars), for example. Through its types (Film 
Series, Book Subject, Fictional Universe, etc.) this page ties together 
all of the films, books, web sites, locations, characters, species, and 
languages in the Star Wars universe. The user-created types even add 
pinball machines and amusement rides with this theme.

-- Faye


Robert Cook wrote:
> Does this work for you, or does this need to be expressed in IOS syntax?
>
> http://www.freebase.com/type/schema/user/robert/default_domain/media_franchise
>
> On Oct 16, 2008, at 5:08 PM, John A. Kilpatrick wrote:
>
>   
>> I was wondering if anyone had ideas for a way to model in a private  
>> domain
>> a type that would include elements from multiple domains?  I was  
>> thinking
>> of a type of "Media Franchise".  A media franchise type could be  
>> applied
>> to almost any media product - a book, a CD, a movie, and a video game
>> could all be part of the same media franchise.  Does anyone have a  
>> good
>> idea on how to handle something like that?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> John
>>
>> -- 
>>                                John A. Kilpatrick
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