655 Note on BigSemantics

655 Students -- This page contains information for using BigSemantics in your class project.

Example Domains and Wrappers

BigSemantics comes with a repository of wrappers that you can use immediately. The following table shows some examples. You can use the interactive wrapper ontology visualization to explore other wrappers.

Domain	Wrappers	Examples in MICE
airbnb.com	airbnb	http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/72247
amazon.co.uk	amazon_bestseller_list_uk	http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/books/515344
amazon.com	amazon_bestseller_list amazon_list_mania amazon_product amazon_wish_list	http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/6 http://www.amazon.com/Cook-Books-amp-more/lm/R1PADW7FZALCHA/ http://www.amazon.com/Deathly-Hallows-Movie-Only-Edition-UltraViolet/dp/B005O30Y5Y http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN60D7000-60-Inch-1080p-Silver/dp/B004QFGGTY http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Saga-Breaking-Two-Disc-Special/dp/B002BWP49C http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/ref=wish_list
apple.com	apple_iProduct apple_product_mac	http://store.apple.com/us/buy-ipad/ipad-air?product=MD786LL/A&step=accessories http://store.apple.com/us/buy-iphone/iphone5c?cppart=UNLOCKED/US&product=ME495LL/A&step=accessories http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/imac?product=ME087LL/A&step=config
ebay.com	ebay_product	http://www.ebay.com/itm/HomCom-Brown-Square-Microfiber-Storage-Ottoman-Footstool-Foot-Rest-Stool-Cube-/111078764834
etsy.com	etsy_product	http://www.etsy.com/listing/117020598/new-york-continuous-arm-windsor-chair-by?ref=fp_treasury_8
hilton.com	hilton	http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/DFWANHH/index.do;jsessionid=FA645984CF5E8826E0DD207A9049F0AE.etc42
homeaway.com	homeaway	http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p100000
newegg.com	newegg_product	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128532
overstock.com	overstock_com_product	http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Bodipedic-Essentials-8-inch-Queen-size-Memory-Foam-Mattress/6153386/product.html?rcmndsrc=4
target.com	target_mobile_product target_product	http://m.target.com/p/threshold-farrah-fretwork-window-panel/-/A-13976559 http://www.target.com/p/keurig-elite-single-cup-home-brewing-system-k40/-/A-10174593
tigerdirect.com	tigerdirect_product	http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8674056
tripadvisor.com	trip_advisor trip_advisor_things_to_do	http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g30196-d98474-Reviews-The_Driskill-Austin_Texas.html http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60713-d104675-Reviews-Golden_Gate_Bridge-San_Francisco_California.html
urbanspoon.com	urban_spoon_genre urban_spoon_restaurant	http://www.urbanspoon.com/f/114/11800/College-Station/American-Restaurants http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/114/875031/restaurant/College-Station/Christophers-World-Grill-Bryan
yelp.com	yelp_business	http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-republic-college-station

Use the BigSemantics Service

The BigSemantics Service provides convenient access to meta-metadata wrappers and extracted metadata over HTTP. See the API documentation for usage.

Note that if you access the BigSemantics Service from JavaScript, you may want to use the JSONP format since it allows for cross-site service invocation. To use this format, you will need to provide a callback function which will be invoked with the returned metadata object when the service call finishes.

I Want More Wrappers!

You are encouraged to author your own wrappers. Follow the following steps:

1. Fork the BigSemanticsWrapperRepository project which contains all wrappers.

2. Follow the development tutorials to learn about how to author wrappers, and author wrappers for your target websites.

3. Send a Pull Request to us, to share your wrapper with other developers!

Or, you can also file a GitHub issue to request new wrappers. Please include at least one example URL of the web resources you want to wrap, and provide descriptions of what information you need in the wrapper. In our spare time, we will try to address these requests.