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Free Website Content - What is Hot and What is Not for
2009
What is Hot and What is Not for 2009
By Sharon Housley
Top 10 Winners for 2009
The following items are our predictions of
what will be hot in 2009!
1. Personal Responsibility
In 2009 people will began to realize that
governments are not capable of doing everything. At some
point individuals need to take personal responsibility for
their situations, and have a plan should disaster strike.
2. Financial Diversification
Lessons learned from the global economic
crisis will shape how investors view their portfolio in
the future. Not really a prediction, more a dose of common
sense; intelligent investors and those at an age of retirement,
will need to take a more cautious conservative approach
to their investments.
3. Mobile Malware
Malware tripled in 2008, and it is not a big
leap to imagine that portable intelligent devices will become
infected at an alarming rate in the near future.
4. Weight Loss
Fitness and healthy living is fashionable,
it is not a stretch to think that the rewards of a healthy
lifestyle will impact waistlines in 2009.
5. Going Green
Green is not going out anytime soon. Being
green is in, and more businesses will go green in an effort
to improve their bottom line in 2009. Green businesses not
only often save money but they also appeal to environmentalists
and environmentally conscious consumers.
6. Social
The online conversation has never been louder.
In 2009 social media will become the new bar scene.
7. Cloud Computing
The "cloud" is growing. Virtual computing
and scalability all make the "cloud" an interesting prospect
one that will continue to gain attention in 2009.
8. Virtual Collaboration
Groove, Google Docs and other collaborative
tools all indicate that web applications and collaboration
are the future. More and more soccer Moms and everyday users
will adopt the collaborative platforms in 2009.
9. Video
Video is steadfast in its staying power. The
growth and popularity of YouTube and video in online media
is not going away anytime soon, expect to see more professional
videos in 2009.
10. RSS
Google's common query list showed the query
"What is RSS" at number 5. This clearly shows that the trends
related to RSS adoption and syndication are reaching beyond
the techie circles in the coming year.
Honorable Mentions:
1. Big Brother
2. DoFollow
3. Alternative Energy
4. Mobile Web
5. Software as a Service
6. Subscription Sites
Top 10 Losers for 2009
1. Global Economy
The global economy is rapidly sinking, and
its not likely to change anytime soon. Hunker down for a
rough ride in 2009.
2. Republicans and Conservatives
The Republican party took a beating in 2008
and it does not appear that is going to change any time
soon.
3. Hollywood
Stars and Hollywood that have used their star
power to influence political issues may find their comeuppance,
with consumers wanting stars to entertain, not push their
political views in 2009.
4. China
China's tainted shipments have given consumers
cause for concern. China's imports may find that the difficulties
in the US economy and lack of quality standards result in
a downturn in purchases of Chinese imports in 2009.
5. Somali Pirates
The developed world is tired of the Somali
Pirates threatening the civilized world. There is likely
going to be a push back against the piracy in the open seas
in the coming year.
6. Financial Services Industry
It is going to take significant time to for
investors to have faith in the financial services industry,
with the Madoff scandal and the plummeting markets in the
financial industry will likely pay dearly for their mismanagement
in 2009.
7. Corrupted Politicians
The world is tired of chronic corruption
that is ever present in political circles, seats that are
bought and paid for and political entitlement are a thing
of the past. Perhaps this is only a wish and not a true
loser, but I would really like to think that corruption
in politics will no longer be acceptable to the civilized
world.
8. Security or Securities
Something has to give, with the economy is
in shambles, money is not growing on trees. Something is
going to take a hit in 2009. The money for security is directly
tied to financial securities, and sadly the economy will
likely result in cost cutting that impacts world security
in 2009.
9. Outsourcing
Political unrest, and terrorism have dampened
the enthusiasm companies once felt for outsourcing. The
world's unrest have shaken the US and companies are rethinking
their desire to outsource to India, Russia and China in
2009.
10. Gasoline
The unquenchable desire for gasoline is finally
starting to dry up. I expect in 2009 with innovative alternative
energy taking a forefront in many businesses, gasoline will
have a rough year in 2009.
Take a look at what our 2008 predictions
and how we fared! Readers can assess my ability to predict
based on last year's collection of technology predictions
at:
2008 Predictions - http://www.small-business-software.net/whats
-hot-whats-not-2008.htm
2007 Predictions - http://www.small-business-software.net/whats-hot-whats-not.htm
About the Author:
Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com
software for creating, editing, publishing RSS feeds and
podcasts. In addition Sharon manages marketing for RecordForAll
http://www.recordforall.com
audio recording and editing software.
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