ReadWriteWeb is all about what’s next on the Web, so our team has been busy making their predictions for next year. Before I began writing my own, I took a look back at my predictions 12 months ago. Predictably, I had mixed success. But that’s a lot of the fun with predictions. Why not make some bold bets on the future, because that’s in the…
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2012 Predictions, Mobile Edition: Dan Rowinski
2011 saw the biggest boom in personal computing since the Apple II invaded homes and offices across the world. This time around it was not a desktop computer, or even some fancy new laptop. The smartphone has penetrated society with such speed and to such depth that basic human interaction with information has yet to adapt to the change…
5 Biggest Surprises of 2011
Every year there are at least a few surprising new Web products or developments. Things that you never saw coming, but which either radically change the Web landscape or become a delightful user experience. In rare cases, both. The iPhone announcement of January 2007 was one such case. An example of a surprising development which had a huge impact…
Where Are They Now? RWW’s Most Promising Companies Since 2004
Earlier this week, as part of our annual Year in Review series, we announced our Most Promising Company for 2012. It’s an honor bestowed on a startup that we think shows the most promise for the coming year. We chose appMobi this year because of its HTML-based mobile development platform, which is tapping into a potentially huge trend.
We’ve…
Browsers in 2011: Chrome & Mobile Safari on The Rise
In our Top Consumer Products of 2011 list, we selected the Chrome web browser as our number 1 pick. Its market share has grown over 2011 and it’s on track to surpass Firefox as the 2nd most popular browser on the desktop (exactly when it passes Firefox depends on whose statistics you read). Over 2011 Google has demonstrated, in both user numbers…
Top Trends of 2011: Mobile Payments
This week we’re reviewing 5 trends that have helped define 2011. So far we’ve covered online privacy, group messaging, HTML5 and second screen apps. In this final installment we’re looking at mobile payments. This has been a very busy market in 2011, as credit card companies, banks, carriers, Google, eBay and a number of startups jostle for…
Top Trends of 2011: Second Screen Apps
This week we’re reviewing five trends that have helped define 2011. So far we’ve covered online privacy, group messaging and HTML5. Today we’re looking at a still emerging trend, but one which is (pardon the pun) very much worth watching: second screen apps. By that we mean apps that run on your smartphone or tablet device and complement your…
Top Trends of 2011: HTML5
We’re reviewing the first half of 2011 and in particular 5 trends that have helped shape the year so far. Earlier this week we looked at online privacy and group messaging. Today we get a bit geeky and review the continuing growth of HTML5.
HTML5 is the next version of HTML, the markup language that all web pages are written in. HTML5 is more…
Top Trends of 2011: Group Messaging
This week we’re running a 5-part series of posts looking back on the significant trends of 2011. Today we’re reviewing group messaging, the hot trend at this year’s SXSW festival. Group messaging started out as a battle between several startups, but over the past few months it’s turned into a fascinating Google vs. Facebook vs. Microsoft…
ReadWriteWeb’s Top Trends of 2011: Privacy
We’re now over halfway through 2011 and it’s been another year of technology disruption. This time last year, the focus was on Apple’s groundbreaking iPad and the impact it had on how we consume media. This year, the big story has been Google Plus. The reason Google’s new social network has shaken things up has been its focus on your privacy.
This…