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Two weeks ago, I exposed the " Top Ten Bad Tech Predictions for 2009 " -- predictions made a year ago that turned out to be, well, less-than-true. These brave prognosticators aren't the only ones who can make bad predictions. Behold!
20 Bad Tech Predictions for 2010 — Datamation.com
eLearning Technology
Last year I laid out in January my Ten Predictions for eLearning 2008 . In my post, 2008 2009 - written in December 2008, I looked at how well I did in those predictions, and my results were pretty good, not perfect. So, let's try it again this year ... #1 - "Self-Directed Learning" Increases
Top Internet Trends 2010: A Guide To The Best Predictions From T
It is that time of year again - the season for looking back, reflecting on what transpired over the course of the year, and simultaneously looking forward, to formulate thoughts, and perhaps some hope, for what the coming year will bring. Like last year , eMarketer's CEO Geoff Ramsey shares seven predictions which he thinks will get underway in 2010 but really gather momentum and take on greater importance in subsequent years. As 2009 draws to a close , the web's attention turns to the year ahead.Editor's note: Pete Cashmore is founder and CEO of Mashable , a popular blog about social media. He is writing a weekly column about social networking and tech for CNN.com. Sparked by Twitter, Facebook and FriendFeed, the real-time trend has been to the latter part of 2009 what "Web 2.0" was to 2007 .
10 Web trends to watch in 2010 - CNN.com
Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020 Blog: A Bold Prediction
I'm not convinced Amazon has a long-term commitment to the Kindle hardware business. In fact, I'll go so out on a limb and predict that Amazon will completely exit the Kindle hardware space within the next 3 years. Here are a few reasons why: Zero evolution in 2 years. Compare today's Kindle 2 and DX models to the original Kindle. The current versions have pretty much the same functionality as the original.
An anonymous reader writes "Microblogs, targeted advertising, social news, online video, streaming music, and enterprise social networking are among the technologies that will probably fail in 2009 , according to a new report from Internet Evolution. The report cites revenue figures, failed or non-existent business models, and an overabundance of 'me-too' start-ups, combined with the current recession, as reasons the aforementioned technologies might not survive the year. 'Whereas the past couple of years have been defined by overcrowding and overfunding in the Web 2.0 space, and an onslaught of startups with no purpose or plan to make money, this recessionary year is likely to see more due diligence on the part of VCs, allowing strong companies and technologies to emerge from the smoldering pile of dead ones.'"
Technologies To Watch Fail In 2009
It's time for our annual predictions post, in which the ReadWriteWeb authors look forward to what 2009 might bring in the world of Web technology and new media. Looking back at our 2008 Web predictions , we got some of them right! "The big Internet companies will [embrace] open standards" ( Google , Yahoo and others did this); "Mobile web usage will be a big story in 2008" ( check! ); "Web Services platforms will be a fierce battleground" ( Microsoft Azure and Google App Engine were released and AWS grew ). We also got some wrong, including most of our acquisition picks!