As promised, I've compiled a list of the top articles that feature 2008 projections. (Same caveat applies...these are actually the only tech-oriented 2008 outlook articles I've read.) As you might expect, most of the predictions outlined in these pieces are of the shooting-fish-in-a-barrel kind -- e.g. "wireless communications will become more important in 2008" or "more business will use social networking tools."
Some, however, are refreshingly specific. One BBC correspondent predicts that Hillary Clinton will actually win the presidency while Jon Fine of Business Week predicts that Google will develop a set-top box operating system for cable companies.
Almost all of the articles are slightly fun to peruse. Below is a table that lists the articles, the publications and, if you're not in a mood to read, my key take-away from the prognostications.
| Top 16 Articles Featuring 2008 Predictions | ||
| Article | Publication/Writer | Notable for |
| Correspondents gaze into 2008 | BBC | Predicting massive mobile telephony growht in Africa. Also predicts Hillary Clinton will win the U.S. presidential election. |
| Eight business technology trends to watch | CNET From the McKinsey Quarterly | Heavy reliance on "business speak." Sees "distributing co-creation" and "extracting more value from interactions" as big trends. |
| eMarketer's Predictions for 2008- Part I | eMarketer | Predicting more politics online, continued online ad spending growth and social networking will remain a "key activity." |
| eMarketer's Predictions for 2008- Part II | eMarketer | Predicting Google will aggressively bid for 700 MHz spectrum. |
| IDC Serves Up Top 10 Storage Predictions for 2008 | IDG News Service | Predicting that storage services models for data backup, archiving and replication will be more appealing to businesses. |
| Mobile Products to Watch in 2008 Part 1 | PC World James A. Martin | Hmm…predicts the iPhone and Kindle will be big in 2008. |
| Tech Predictions for 2008 | PC World Nancy Wiel | Predicting Microsoft will extend XP availability until the end of 2008 |
| Tech Sector Outlook 2008: Part 1 | Standard & Poors | Various investment outlooks for semiconductors, chip equipment, computer hardware, storage, electronic manufacturing services, and systems software |
| Tech Sector Outlook 2008- Part 2 | Standard & Poors | Various investment outlooks for application software, Internet software and services, home entertainment software, and consulting and data processing services |
| Ten Things That Won't Happen in 2008 | Business Week Ronald Grover | Predicting that "Juno" won't win an Academy Award and that Fox Business News won't shutter. |
| Top 10 predictions for the wireless industry | ITNews Elena Malykhina | Predicting a major iPhone security incident will occur in the enterprise |
| Top 10 Startups Worth Watching in 2008 | Wired Julie Sloane | Flagging 23andme, an online DNA analysis company, as a top start-up to watch. Will provide social networking between customers who share genetic traits ranging from ethnic origins to disease profiles. |
| Personal Tech 2008: Top 10 Trends | ComputerWorld Mike Elgan | Predicting 2008 will be the year when very intelligent and very affordable home robots go mainstream because they'll connect to PCs via Wi-Fi. |
| Cloudy visions of the future | BBC Bill Thompson | Citing Nick Carr in its predictions that we'll get closer to cloud computing in 2008. |
| Media Predictions for 2008 | Business Week Jon Fine | Predicting Google will develop an operating platform for cable set-top boxes. |
| Forecast '08: Radio | Media Week Katy Bachman | Predicting radio revenue will continue its decline in 2008. |
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