Be that as it may, the Semantic Web community and the data it requires in order to exist are still growing, much faster than when I started blogging about it in

Be that as it may, the Semantic Web community and the data it requires in order to exist are still growing, much faster than when I started blogging about it in January 07. People are starting to care but the "adoption rate" is so low because, as you said, people don't understand it. I still struggle with the subject. Not the underlying concepts, but the picture as a whole. From an "insider's perspective" I can say with confidence that what we hope the Semantic Web will bring us is going to come about. I just personally no longer believe in "well, here is the old Web, and then here's the day we switch on the Semantic Web. See the difference?"