This document discusses linked data and its applications in the Web of Data. It describes the four principles of linked data: (1) using URIs to identify things, (2) using HTTP URIs so that these things can be looked up, (3) returning useful RDF information about each URI, and (4) including links to other URIs. Following these principles leads to interlinking data across the web and creating a Web of Data. The document outlines the increasing growth of the Web of Data since its inception in 2007.