Scientific American: The Semantic Web In case you were reading about why Google wants Blogger, and thought "What is the semantic web" you can check out Tim Berners-Lee proposal from Scientific American of several years ago. The old "rear-view mirror" gloat comes over me, as I remember trying to interest fellow teachers in the semantic web and what it would mean for anyone who works with data and information, and getting that glazed eye look that means the listener is busy looking back for a glimpse of today and tomorrow.