A brief pre-chicken fried quail xmas post (yes, I’m still in Texas):
Read/write web has released their 2008 web predictions – there’s a lot of consensus among the group that Google is likely to struggle in both social network building and public image-wise, which I agree with. Among other predictions – semantic web apps are likely to gain ground, and a variety of startups such as Twitter and Digg will be acquired. Also, in the spirit of summation, a piece from NPR on top Google searches in 2007, three of which I can’t resist posting in full:
Searches for “Who is …?”
- Who is God
- Who is who
- Who is lookup
- Who is Jesus
- Who is it
- Who is buckethead
- Who is calling
- Who is keppler
- Who is this
- Who is Satan
Searches for “How to …”
- How to kiss
- How to draw
- How to knit
- How to hack
- How to dance
- How to crochet
- How to meditate
- How to flirt
- How to levitate
- How to skateboard
Searches for “What is …?”
- What is love
- What is autism
- What is rss
- What is lupus
- What is sap
- What is Bluetooth
- What is emo
- What is Java
- What is HPV
- What is gout
Never have I seen a more perfect slice of the American psyche.
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