Table of Contents
- Summary
- Trends Driving NewNet 2011 Technologies
- Social Media Advertising and Marketing
- Communication Integration
- Mining and Filtering the Feeds and Graphs
- Integrating Mobile and Location-based Services
- Obligatory Flippant M&A Musings
- 5 Milestones That Won’t Happen in 2011
- 4 Companies That Led in 2010
- Surprisingly Silent
- NewNet Leads to Watch in 2011
- The Leaders
- Potential Power Players?
- Stalwarts Yet to be Heard From
- About David Card
- Original Articles
- About GigaOm
- Copyright
1. Summary
The technology industry moves at such a fast clip these days, keeping track of every news announcement, emerging trend and company merger is like trying to get to Inbox Zero the day you return from a week-long vacation. And, as our recent quarterly reports show, the past 12 months in each vertical — Infrastructure, Mobile, NewNet, Green IT and Connected Consumer — were filled with noteworthy events, announcements and acquisitions.
But more exciting, perhaps, is looking forward into the next 12 months and using the trends of 2010 to predict the realities that will surface in 2011. Throughout this past December, GigaOM Pro’s curators did just that, making trend predictions, pointing out companies to watch and even telling us what not to expect. Will 2011 be the year location-based services finally reach the mainstream? Will a single network emerge as the dominant player in social media? And let’s not forget the swirl of privacy and security concerns surrounding Facebook and other services that are likely to make big headlines over the next several months.
NewNet curator David Card’s thoughts, analyses and predictions are compiled here in a single report. As with any analysis of the market, we couldn’t possibly include every company, announcement and product that’s caught our eyes over the past 12 months, and if there are trends or announcements you found important but weren’t included here, we encourage you to add it in the comments section of this report.