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2010. What I think is going to be there.
As this year ends, with quite a bit of turmoil and change, it's always good to look forward and learn, not dwell, on the past.
So I have assembled a list of likely possibilities for 2010...
- More youngsters will be taking up self entrepreneurship, thanks to the many college and high school programmes being conducted by friends at Leaderonomics and Young Entrepreneurs. There will be a paradigm shift in the Government to recognize them.
- Computers may start loosing their keyboards and mouse, as touch screens get even cheaper and become the norm (with Windows 7). You might have to purchase those peripherals at an extra cost on top of the computer, which might come as an "all in one unit" similar to the iMac.
- Peripherals may become more and more wireless.
- Netbooks, which I call them "ladies laptops" because so many executive businesswomen buy them, will be mainstream.
- Friendster will become really Malaysianised. The first step was already taken with the introduction of the Friendster Wallet, straight out of the new owner's method of online currency. I hate Friendster's new logo anyway.
- Micheal Jackson's Neverland Ranch will become an Elvis Graceland-like place of pilgrimage.
- Stronger natural disasters in places never heard before, and probably most of them right in your backyard. Especially earthquakes and cyclones.
- No more terrestrial aerial TV. Those normal TVs will become museum pieces as digital TV is mainstream and the smallest sets are cheaper.
- A slight move back to the era of "dumb terminals" connected to a "mainframe", but these are computers connected to the Internet. Most of them will have no hard disks or storage memory. Just a Web browser with the needed plugins built right in.
- More and more Websites and Website owners will be able to purchase affordable content delivery networks that will enhance their Websites' performances.
- New laws for cyber criminals will be drawn up.
- The arts scene has new challenges to beat, or probably will become retro.
- Fantastic movies and cinemas with fantastic experiences will drive people back into the good ol' days of heading to the movies.
As you can see, the general trend is bound to be very much tech and business centric. Lots more competition and new tertiary courses will enhance special skills in special areas.
