Nico Nico Douga on US Wired, and live "on air"

It is a good feeling to be as an Academic research project up speed with Wired (US edition) ...

http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-06/mf_hiroyuki?currentPage=1

The article focuses in large parts on Hiroyuki, and gives a useful introduction into 2channel as well as Nico Nico Douga in English. However, I am not sure about the Wired-ish idea to call Nico Nico Douga "the beginning of the Japan's web 2.0 boom" - I tend to agree with the Nico Chuu, who see themselves far beyond this.

While I am writing this, there is a (rare) live broadcast on Nico Nico Douga - Hiroyuki, Koizuka-san, Sugimoto-san and some other key figures of Nico Nico Douga are reflecting on Nico Nico Douga "live on air", and make lots of jokes, while users comment on the screen, and ask them to do the "Ran Ran Ruu". Feels like Nico Nico Douga on speed.