Why the Semantic Web is Doomed
So, why is the so-called Semantic Web (caps absolutely Required) doomed to fail? While there might be lots of technical reasons, all you really need to know is that one of the core specs for the Semantic Web has the acronym of GRDDL. I'm sure they want me to pronounce that "griddle", but I can't help but pronounce it "girdle". What's even worse is what is stands for: Gleaning Resource Descriptions from Dialects of Languages. Gleaning? Really ... you're going with gleaning? I can understand picking lame-ass words to fit a bitchin' acronym, but you chose gleaning so you could nail down the girdle acronym? I really don't need to know any more about these people.
This has become a useful filtering mechanism, actually. I get contacted by lots of different companies about all sorts of things (note to tech recruiters: I will never ever answer my phone, so stop calling). Now, when I check the company's web page, if the words "Semantic Web" show up I know I can ignore them, as they will be neither competitive nor complementary to anything I'm interested in doing.