Gartner highlights 27 technologies in the 2008 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies; UK media academic terms the hype surrounding Web 2.0 innovations such as social networking and the development of internet television as “Bollocks 2.0″
Aug 18th, 2008 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Gartner, the US IT research firm, has identified 27 emerging technologies and predicts that eight
of these will have a transformational business impact and should be strongly
considered for adoption by technology planners in the next 10 years, according
to a report Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies,
2008. In related news, a UK media academic last month, termed the
hype surrounding Web 2.0 innovations such as social networking and the
development of internet television as "Bollocks 2.0."