To paraphrase investor Peter Thiel, we were promised flying cars, and what we got were 140 characters.
But while I've often felt that way myself, I think that complaint is a little too facile.
Thiel's quip echoes a common lament among those, like me, who were drawn to Silicon Valley because of its legendary achievements: the transistor, the integrated circuit, the Internet, and the personal computer.
Pretty COOL
