Comments on: The Candy Bar Metaphor http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11292/the-candy-bar-metaphor/ A bunch of stuff I would have emailed you about. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:20:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: morgan http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11292/the-candy-bar-metaphor/#comment-167371 morgan Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:21:32 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11292/#comment-167371 that is a good description I like to eat them and that just makes me want to eat them more.. that is a good description I like to eat them and that just makes me want to eat them more..

]]> By: Robert http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11292/the-candy-bar-metaphor/#comment-94795 Robert Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:43:44 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11292/#comment-94795 great analogy...i prefer payday though. whole peanuts instead of creamy peanut butter. the metadata would be on the upc barcode, wouldn't it? it means something the the computer, but totally invisible to the user/eater. great analogy…i prefer payday though. whole peanuts instead of creamy peanut butter.

the metadata would be on the upc barcode, wouldn’t it? it means something the the computer, but totally invisible to the user/eater.

]]> By: Jon Gorman http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11292/the-candy-bar-metaphor/#comment-92587 Jon Gorman Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:18:10 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11292/#comment-92587 To expand: Your data: Reeses Peanut Butter Cups. Your descriptive metadata: The nutrition facts about Reeses Peanut Butter Cups. Quality level rating by a board of food experts for this particular candy. (Some samples were taken). Administrative metadata: the upc, barcode, and expiration date, and how many types the expiration date has been "corrected". (The administration of this particular store is just a little crooked.) Structural metadata: ingredients and recipe (recipe carries NDA to view; big, big trouble to violate). To expand:

Your data:

Reeses Peanut Butter Cups.

Your descriptive metadata:

The nutrition facts about Reeses Peanut Butter Cups.

Quality level rating by a board of food experts for this particular candy. (Some samples were taken).

Administrative metadata:

the upc, barcode, and expiration date, and how many types the expiration date has been “corrected”. (The administration of this particular store is just a little crooked.)

Structural metadata:

ingredients and recipe (recipe carries NDA to view; big, big trouble to violate).

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