Every now and then a respected author comes out with an article along the lines of “the internet doesn’t create any innovation/productivity/well being/whatever.” The most recent is a well written post by an editor at the Harvard Business Review.
Of course, I disagree. And I’ve written a rebuttal on Bostinno titled “3 Reasons HBR is Wrong, the Internet is Not Overhyped.” My basic premise is that the internet is creating real industries, communication tools and well being. I won’t go into more, you can just read the article yourself on Bostinno.