"As much as I may decry much of the hot air that flows around terms like social media, social networks et al, something I read today makes me think that underneath all this self-importance and ego stroking that surrounds the tech blogosphere, something very important is happening. Much like how many of our true public servants rose out of the hippie and peace corps generation, we could very well be seeing the same generational birth of the real movers and shakers happening."