Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 21, 2006
cc "BY" license Photo by Cosmic Spanner What we're witnessing with the hype and anti-hype or schmype swirling around Web2.0 "Technology Trigger" The first phase of a Hype Cycle is the "technology trigger" or breakthrough, product launch or other event that generates significant press and interest.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
I’m not recommending that all nonprofits should immediately just say no (or yes) to the latest technology tool that is capturing the imagination (and time) of geeks. But, it is important to have a framework like Gartner Technology Hype Cycle to think it through. There are three choices: Early Move: Willing to combine risk taking with an understanding (..)
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 11, 2011
What we’re witnessing with the hype and geek love swirling around Google+ follows a well established pattern identified by Gartner analysts called “ hype cycles.&# It begins with a technology trigger, followed by the peak of inflated expectations and punditry. And, of course, all the funny comics showing the demise of Twitter (..)
Candid
AUGUST 10, 2023
Before we get completely swept up, let’s not forget the previous technology hype cycles that have come and gone. 2) Fast follow The Gartner Hype Cycle captures the euphoria new technologies tend to generate in the early days. has likely put it near the peak of the hype cycle.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 4, 2010
It closely follows Gartner's Technology Hype Cycle. Maybe I'm jaded. But having been in the nonprofit technology since 1993, I've seen a predictable pattern of cycles with new tools and technology. Technology Trigger. Inflated Expectations. Trough of Disillusionment. Slope of Enlightenment. Plateau of Productivity.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 2, 2007
" Meanwhile, Clay Shirky, vocal critic of virtual worlds, in general, and Second Life, in particular, writes a follow up post blasting Linden Labs for the hype around their numbers and others speculate about the media backlash for 2007.
TechCrunch
APRIL 19, 2023
For many, ChatGPT and the generative AI hype train signals the arrival of artificial intelligence into the mainstream. According to Gartner, unstructured data constitutes as much as 90% of new data generated in the enterprise, and is growing three times faster than the structured equivalent.
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