Friday, October 31, 2008

wordless

Classic. I love these sort of validating perspectives. It reminds me that a good technologist's caution is warranted, if not necessary.

The Hype Cycle, used by Gartner to track the adoption of new technologies, has five distinct phases:
  1. Technology Trigger
  2. Peak of Inflated Expectations
  3. Trough of Disillusionment
  4. Slope of Enlightenment
  5. Plateau of Productivity

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