The Protocol for Web Description Resources (POWDER) is the
W3C recommended method for describing Web resources.
It specifies a protocol for publishing
metadata about Web resources using
RDF,
OWL, and
HTTP
The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application layer protocol in the Internet protocol suite model for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems. HTTP is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web, ...
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The initial working party was formed in February 2007 with the W3C Content Label Incubator Group's 2006 work as an input. On 1 September 2009 POWDER became a
W3C recommendation and the Working Group is now closed.
POWDER supersedes the previous
W3C specification
PICS.
Platform for Internet Content Selection home page
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References
External links
Protocol for Web Description Resources (POWDER): Primer
Network protocols
Media content ratings systems
Net neutrality
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