My autogenerated "dotcom predictions for 2006"
Posted by pat 263 days ago
After reading John Battelle's 2006 predictions, I decided to try out Matt McAlister's hilarious Dotcom Prediction Generator. Here's the result:
Last year I made several predictions that now seem ridiculously enthusiast. But a few ideas were pretty close. I've got a feeling that 2006 will be a big year, and here are some of the reasons why:
- A Menlo Park startup is going to open our eyes to some new ways that Atom can influence culture. Doctor Dobbs will pick up on this and run several cover stories on the founders.
- Eric Schmidt will be in the spotlight for his decision to support atom. This will upset John Battelle, and the blogosphere will react excruciatingly. The noise will quiet before the end of the year and it will all be forgotten soon after the shock.
- Google will see their stock skyrocket after their Advertising business starts taking off. We've seen it coming for a while now, but 2006 will be the year it really kicks into gear.
- Either Yahoo or Microsoft will seek to expand their Subscription business by acquiring xWiki. eXo platform will be overlooked in the process, and they will see a management shakeout later in the year.
- One of the big leaders in the Media industry will wake up to the threat of the Internet and the Web 2.0 trends. After months of speculation, they will make a key acquisition that will shake up the landscape for years to come.