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You're ahead of the curve. Deal with it... (3)

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A new graph of the Gartner hype cycle for emerging technologies has been popping up on a variety of blogs. If you haven't seen it yet, the graph charts the path that many nascent technologies take from launch, through irrational exuberance, through disillusionment and ultimately to that 'a-ha moment' that leads to measured and rational mainstream adoption. It's classic 'Crossing the Chasm' stuff... What's most interesting to me is that Gartner forecasts that many of ...

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Aaron said: Very true. I use my wife as my indication that things are moving towards public acceptance. She just signed up with Facebook - almost exactly 2 years after me.

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Where Are We In The Hype Cycle? (4)

by Erick Schonfeld (29) on

TechCrunch (221) 3 months, 1 week ago permalink

New technologies tend to follow different trajectories of hype, hope, and despair as they are discovered by different groups of people and finally adopted (or ignored) by consumers. Gartner actually goes ahead and charts this hype cycle for different technologies. Its latest hype cycle for 2008, shown above, is making the rounds. (It was released in July, but is just now reaching the upward trajectory in its own cycle). According to Gartner’s view of the ...

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Scott said: I love this graph
Kathy said: Mainly, the graph cracks me up.

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Where Are We In The Hype Cycle? (11)

by Erick Schonfeld (29) on

TechCrunch (221) 3 months, 2 weeks ago permalink

New technologies tend to follow different trajectories of hype, hope, and despair as they are discovered by different groups of people and finally adopted (or ignored) by consumers. Gartner actually goes ahead and charts this hype cycle for different technologies. Its latest hype cycle for 2008, shown above, is making the rounds. (It was released in July, but is just now reaching the upward trajectory in its own cycle). According to Gartner’s view of the ...

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Scott said: I love this graph
BradfordCoffey said: So the questions is - where exactly in the hype cycle is it best to start a company built around a technology? I'd have to argue for the trough of disillusionment so you can lead the enlightenment.
Kathy said: Mainly, the graph cracks me up.

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