CentralNotice Hype cycle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Hype Cycle ) Jump to: navigation , search This article appears to be written like an advertisement . Please help improve it by rewriting promotional content from a neutral point of view and removing any inappropriate external links . (April 2013) Hype cycle The Hype Cycle is a branded graphical tool developed and used by IT research and advisory firm Gartner for representing the maturity, adoption and social application of specific technologies . 1 Five phases 2 Hype in new media 3 Criticisms 4 References 5 External links Five phases [ edit ] general Hype Cycle for technology Each Hype Cycle drills down into the five key phases of a technology’s life cycle. No. Phase Description 1 Technology Trigger A potential technology breakthrough kicks things o...