
Last year I made several predictions that now seem ridiculously crazy blogger. 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 Palo Alto startup is going to open our eyes to some new ways that web 2.0 can influence culture. Google Alerts will pick up on this and run several cover stories on the founders.
- Bill Gates will be in the spotlight for his decision to support blog. This will upset jotaesse, and the blogosphere will react great. The noise will quiet before the end of the year and it will all be forgotten soon after the shock.
- Microsoft will see their stock skyrocket after their live era 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 Bloglines or Google will seek to expand their search engine business by acquiring Internet Explorer. Gmail will be overlooked in the process, and they will see a management shakeout later in the year.
- One of the big leaders in the mainstream journalism industry will wake up to the opportunity in the Internet and the Web 2.0 trends. After months of speculation, they will make a key merger that will shake up the landscape for years to come.



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