I really just wanted to link to this .pdf because it makes for good reading if you are into emerging trends in technology. Even though it is not complete, I don’t think it is intended to be and still contains some interesting consideration.
From the document:
The Horizon Report is produced each fall using a carefully constructed process that is informed by both primary and secondary research. Nearly a hundred technologies, as well as dozens of meaningful trends and challenges are examined for possible inclusion in the report each year; an internationally renowned Advisory Board examines each topic in progressively more detail, reducing the set until the final listing of technologies, trends, and challenges is selected. The entire process takes place online and is fully documented at horizon.nmc.org/wiki.
I like it because this notion of “Web 2.0″ starts to look kinda silly when Semantic technologies and Smart Objects come into the picture. Sure, this is a report about what may be, one day, reality. We can Twitter all day right now, as I write this.
Er, yeah.
Speaking of 2.0 and social whatnot, this is pretty interesting if you are curious about real data as it refers to social web apps and their usage.
Best,
Josh