Predictions 2010. Related: 2009 Predictions 2009 How I Did 2008 Predictions 2008 How I Did 2007 Predictions 2007 How I Did 2006 Predictions 2006 How I Did 2005 Predictions 2005 How I Did 2004 Predictions 2004 How I Did A new decade. So I’ll just start writing and see what comes. While past predictions have focused on specific companies and industry segments (like Internet marketing), I think I’ll try to stay meta this time. 1. 2010 will mark the beginning of the end of US dominance of the web. 2. This shift means Google will, by years end and with fits and starts, begin to minimize its efforts in media, including social media, seeking to embrace and partner rather than compete directly. 3. 2010 will see a major privacy brouhaha, not unlike the AOL search debacle but around social and/or advertising related data. 4.
Despite nearly ten years of blogging, most publishing sites are still stuck in the mode of “post and push down,” which is, frankly, a terrible UI for anyone other than news hounds. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10. 2010 Predictions. Every year the ReadWriteWeb team tries its hand at predicting the future. Looking back at our 2009 predictions, we got some wrong (I predicted that Facebook would sign up to OpenSocial) but others turned out to be on the money. I correctly guessed that the usual suspects would remain unacquired in ’09 – Digg, Twitter, Technorati – but that FriendFeed would get bought. OK, so I guessed that Google would be the buyer. But close enough! Without further ado, here are our predictions for 2010. We’d love to read your predictions in the comments. SEE ALSO: ReadWriteWeb’s 2009 Year in Review. Richard MacManus, Founder & CEO, @rww 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Marshall Kirkpatrick, Lead Writer & VP of Content Development, @marshallk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Sarah Perez, Feature Writer, @sarahintampa 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. iPhone app backlash begins. 8. iTunes announces a web service, thanks to the Lala acquisition. 9. 10.
Jolie O’Dell, Writer & Community Manager, @jolieodell 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. What’s Coming in 2010: Forecasts From Around Our Network – GigaO. Change is the only constant. As another year gets closer to its end, editors and writers from all around our network have been making predictions as to the many controversial and exciting developments that are likely to arrive in 2010. Here’s what we see coming: The Fabulous 5 for 2010 — Om notes that we are on the cusp of a massive change in technology, and lists five companies that are so central to driving such change that they’ll all be making headlines next year. On Apple’s Horizon– In addition to prognostications for the iPod and iPhone, TheAppleBlog also has Apple-related predictions for everything from the cloud, to 2010′s Mac lineup to what lies ahead for iLife, iWork and iTunes.
What WebWorkerDaily Is Looking Forward to in 2010 — Simon weighs in with predictions ranging from newly improved integration among web apps to a bright future for next-generation browsers. 2010 predictions & recommendations for Web 2.0 and social networ. Opinions Libres - Le blog d'Olivier Ezratty. Je vais terminer cette année comme les précédentes en évoquant les prédictions des uns et des autres sur 2010. Avant tout dans quelques pans des industries numériques. L’exercice des prédictions est un classique d’experts pour valoriser leur infinie connaissance des marchés, des aspirations des utilisateurs et des hasards de la vie. Et il y en a un paquet ! La requête "2010 predictions" dans Google renvoie plus d’un million de résultats (sachant néanmoins que le moteur de recherche ne permet d’en récupérer que les 1000 premiers; sauf à affiner ensuite sa requête).
L’innovation se prédit malgré tout rarement, surtout pour ce qui relève de tendances sociétales (exemples chez Trendsspotting), toutes aussi impactantes que les évolutions technologiques. Je vais ici évoquer quelques unes de ces prédictions glanée dans mes lectures RSSiennes, tout en y ajoutant mes propres pistes et/ou interrogations. Mobilité C’est un domaine encore très mouvant où l’exercice des prédictions n’est pas évident. Les tendances pour 2010 : temps réel, mobile et recommandations.