Recently I wrote an article about the Web 2.0 for an Italian newspaper and since then I have been receiving a few "it's nothing but hype" messages. Chris Pirillo nailed it: it's a renaissance. Perfect description.

I do wonder if artists in the 15th centuries were pitching kings and dukes saying "Oh, absolutely Sir, this painting is totally reinassance". Being Italians they probably did. Anyway we did get some good leftovers from the period.