Vocabulary
The terms representations are built from: actor · activity · object (· target), and the roles of the data points that describe them.
Actor types
Who did something.
| Term | Description | Used |
|---|---|---|
| user | The user whose behaviour is depicted in the data (data donor) | 0 |
| platform | The platform | 0 |
| other user | Another account on the platform, e.g. a follower or commenter. | 0 |
Activity types
What happened.
| Term | Description | Used |
|---|---|---|
| create | The actor has created the object. | 0 |
| add | The actor has added the object to the target. | 0 |
| block | The actor is blocking the object. | 0 |
| open | The actor opened the object, e.g. an app or a link. | 0 |
| join | The actor has joined the object, e.g. a group or live. | 0 |
| question | The actor asked a question, e.g. a poll. | 0 |
| listen | The actor has listened to the object. | 0 |
| view | The actor has viewed the object. | 0 |
| follow | The actor is following the object, e.g. an account. | 0 |
| update | The actor has changed the object. | 0 |
Object types
What exists or is acted on.
| Term | Description | Used |
|---|---|---|
| note | A short text, e.g. a comment or a message. | 0 |
| video | A video. | 0 |
| audio | An audio recording, e.g. a song or podcast. | 0 |
| image | An image, e.g. a photo. | 0 |
| profile | What describes an account: name, bio, settings. | 0 |
| person | An individual person, e.g. an account holder. | 0 |
| collection | A set of items, e.g. a playlist. | 0 |
| event | Something taking place at a time, e.g. a live stream. | 0 |
| object | Anything no more specific type fits. | 0 |
Metadata roles
What a describing data point says.
| Term | Description | Used |
|---|---|---|
| name | A human-readable name or title. | 0 |
| author | Who created it. | 0 |
| context | The setting it happened in, e.g. app surface or device. | 0 |
| value | Its content or a measured value, e.g. a comment's text or a count. | 0 |
| duration | How long it lasted. | 0 |
| when | When it happened or was created. | 0 |
| identifier | What identifies it, e.g. an ID or a URL. | 0 |
| applies to | What it refers to, e.g. the post a comment replies to. | 0 |