Free Database Better Than Wikipedia!
June 28th, 2007
Freebase is the next big database. At least, I hope. While it has the ability to include data from other web-based data sources, such as Wikipedia, I think it has the potential to eventually eclipse Wikipedia. And more importantly, it was built with developers in mind. Not only is there a powerful API, but there are plenty of helpful tutorials to help get you started.
What is Freebase?
Freebase.com is home to a global knowledge base: a structured, searchable, writeable and editable database built by a community of contributors, and open to everyone. It could be described as a data commons. Freebase.com is enabled by the technology of Metaweb, which is described at www.metaweb.com.
(I have five invites available if you’re interested in becoming part of Freebase alpha [hee, hee...like Moonbase Alpha!] before it enters the public beta phase.)