RE: [xml-dev] [Watchers of the Web] The evolving form of information on the Web?

["Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>]

Hey Joe,

I think that the approach would be to obtain a "statistically
representative sampling." 

The question is, "A sampling of what?"  

/Roger

-----Original Message-----
From: Chiusano Joseph [mailto:chiusano_joseph@bah.com] 
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 11:17 AM
To: Costello, Roger L.; xml-dev@lists.xml.org
Subject: RE: [xml-dev] [Watchers of the Web] The evolving form of
information on the Web?

<Quote>
Okay, that's what I am seeking; that's my objective.  How do I obtain
it?  /Roger
</Quote> 

Probably not possible, IMHO - too big and ambitious a task. Would
require a snapshot (or continuous monitor, for ongoing results) of
every
single file created everywhere in the world (that is, those not behind
firewalls).

Joe

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-----Original Message-----
From: Costello, Roger L. [mailto:costello@mitre.org] 
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 11:04 AM
To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
Subject: RE: [xml-dev] [Watchers of the Web] The evolving form of
information on the Web?

Hi Folks,

I have been having some offline discussions with Greg Hunt.  He is
helping me find clarity on what I am seeking: 

Greg: What are you trying to achieve really?

Roger: I just want to know the state of the Web today, with respect to
the use of content types.  For example, 15 years ago HTML was clearly
the dominate content type of the Web.  Is that true today?  Has a shift
occurred?  Perhaps other content types have nudged out HTML for top
ranking?  I want a "content type snapshot" each year so that I can see
how the Web is evolving. I want to be a Watcher of the Web's evolution.
To be a Watcher, I need hard, concrete data. 


Okay, that's what I am seeking; that's my objective.  How do I obtain
it?  /Roger

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