23 Myths About the Internet (and 2002: The Carpetbaggers Go Home)

23 Myths About the Internet. "Fabulous," raves Cory Doctorow, and they are thought-provoking couplets of fact and the shallow whimsy of dotcom boom carpetbaggers.

Myth: The years spanning 1995-2000 saw great innovations in information technology.

Fact: The vast majority of revolutions in information technology intrinsic to the Internet had already occurred prior to 1995. The only innovations after 1995 were in fundamental dishonesty and the marketing of high tech pyramid schemes upon the Internet.