So, we’ve all heard of the Semantic Web. It’s been covered by BBC Radio 4 in the morning, it’s been in mainstream press and the blogosphere for years before that. You’re reading Nodalities, probably because you are particularly interested in the future of a connected data web.

But how much does the rest of the world know? How much do the thinkers and movers in the corporate world know about it? A recent survey by the Semantic Web Company seems to suggest that the Semantic Web is slowly coming into focus for the wider world. The study found that the participants had a high familiarity with the notions of the Semantic Web (and “Social Software”), and that developers who took part considered semantic web technologies to be relevant to their future development.

Interestingly, you can come to your own conclusions on the survey results, because they’ve made their data available (SPSS) for download. You can either read their report, or download the dataset and run your own stats.

I’d be very interested to know if anyone does run their own analysis. I’m afraid I’ll be taking their word for it at present, because I left the world of SPSS behind with quantitative linguistic analysis at university!