Web Almanac 2024

Mike's Notes

Smashing Magazine's first issue for 2025 includes a helpful review of the Web Almanac. Here are some notes from it, including an excellent chapter summarising structured data.

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Web Almanac 2024

By: Iris Lješnjanin
Smashing Magazine: Issue 489, 7 Jan 2025

Looking back, what was the state of the web in 2024? The Web Almanac combines the raw stats and trends of the HTTP Archive with the expertise of the web community. The results are backed up by accurate data taken from 86 people who have volunteered countless hours in the planning, research, writing, and production phases.

With 16.9M websites tested, the 2024 edition is comprised of 19 chapters spanning aspects of page content, UX, publishing, and distribution. An insightful look into the state of performance is included, too. A massive Thank You to all of the contributors for their time and dedication!

Part I Chapter 3 Structured data

The Web Almanac 2024: 11 Nov 2024

Written by Andrea Volpini
Reviewed by Jarno van Driel and Ryan Levering
Analyzed by Nurullah Demir
Edited by James Gallagher

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • The expanding landscape of structured data
  • Key developments in 2023-2024:
  • Beyond traditional implementation
  • Structured data in the age of AI and machine learning
  • What this chapter provides
  • Key concepts
  • Linked data and the semantic web
  • Open data and the 5 stars model
  • AI-Powered search, voice assistants, and digital assistants
  • Semantic search engines and AI-powered search
  • The role of structured data
  • The shift to AI-powered search and its implications
  • Rich results and knowledge panels
  • Knowledge graphs and Graph RAG
  • Difference between Labeled Property Graphs and RDF graphs
  • Data Commons
  • Digital Product Passports and GS1 Digital Link
  • AI, machine learning, and structured data
  • Semantic SEO and data quality
  • A year in review
  • Structured data usage trends (2022-2024)
  • Comparison of JSON-LD, Microdata, and RDFa usage
  • RDFa
  • Dublin Core
  • Open Graph
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Microformats and Microformats2
  • Microdata
  • JSON-LD
  • JSON-LD relationships
  • sameAs
  • JSON-LD context
  • Emerging trends and future outlook
  • Looking ahead: the future of structured data
  • Conclusion

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