Week 9 an 10 Question 5

5) What is the 'semantic web'?
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"The semantic web is a vision of information that is understandable by computers, so that they can perform more of the tedious work involved in finding, sharing, and combining information on the web." The notion that we as human beings have stopped need an inanimate object to dredge through the mondainness of the internet, so that we can relax an enjoy more of the world wide web. The semantic web will enable a more virtual use of the web because it will make things easier, Tim Berners-Lee believes, "Humans are capable of using the Web to carry out tasks such as finding the Finnish word for "monkey", reserving a library book, and searching for a low price for a DVD. However, a computer cannot accomplish the same tasks without human direction because web pages are designed to be read by people, not machines. The semantic web is a vision of information that is understandable by computers, so that they can perform more of the tedious work involved in finding, sharing, and combining information on the web."
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SOURCES:

• Berners-Lee, Tim; Fischetti, Mark (1999) Weaving the Web. HarperSanFrancisco. chapter 12.

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6) How does it differ from web 3.0?

Isn't web 3.0 the semantic web and vice-versa, giving the computer a brain, allowing the computer link every single aspect of our digital world. "Nova Spivack is an evangelist of the next phase of the web's development - what Silicon Valley, with its expansionist zeal, has taken to calling Web 3.0, or 'the semantic web'." Times Online
October 24, 2007.