Waiting for Hegemon

Wasn't it Peter and Valentine Wiggin who skillfully manipulated the world through the efficient use of blogs? Their assumed personalities and web based alter egos effectively swayed public opinion and cajolled politicians and pundits alike. Simply through such conversations, commanding a global audience, they worked their way into power. It was an effective political poesis. When will they show up? Where are they now? How much longer until Hegemon is revealed?