The publications you mentioned missed the wave with Facebook and Twitter so they are now over-compensating with stories about Foursquare, Quora, et al I heard

The publications you mentioned missed the wave with Facebook and Twitter so they are now over-compensating with stories about Foursquare, Quora, et al I heard directly from a journalist at one of these publications that they have been directed to pursuit the latest hot startups so that they don't miss out again.