Best of the blogs: Buzzwords have a tendency to get ahead of themselves. Indeed, Web 3.0 is today’s example. The term is being linked to the Semantic Web, reports Dave Linthicum. “If you want to see a ton of hype in the making, just Google ‘semantic web and Web 3.0,’ and you’ll see that both the Web 2.0 and SOA bloggers are alive and kicking about this ‘new concept.’ Truth be told, I’ve been linking the semantic web to SOA for a long time. To be honest, however, not a lot of people cared until now.” Columnists’ corner: Use-cases have proven critical to XQuery’s success, Jon Udell stresses in this week’s installment of Strategic Developer. These “weren’t just slapped on after the fact,” he explains. “They actually came first, and they guided the long and difficult process of developing XQuery.” But this case is an exception. “Software technologists, as a rule, undervalue examples. The Unix man page is a classic illustration of this mind-set.”The news beat: Microsoft says it is working on a CardSpace plug-in for Firefox that will enable the browser to work with its identity management technology. Rumors are circulating that Apple will unveil a mobile phone that plays music. And Google, Microsoft and Yahoo partner in support of an open source search protocol that makes it easier for webmasters to get content indexed by search engines. Technology Industry