2007 Predictions
Friday, December 29th, 2006;
-- Andy Beal |
Mashable has “tagged” me to share my predictions for 2007. Here’s some brief thoughts…
- Digg will get acquired or die (maybe even both). I think Digg is very close to jumping the shark and is close to its maximum level of exposure. It will either realize this and sell or wait too long and decline.
- Yahoo’s new search interface and algo will be key in the revival of the company’s fortunes. Once they switch to a platform that includes a performance metric, they’ll see better average CPCs.
- Social media marketing (SMM) will find its place. There will be some marketing agencies who actually figure out how to show an ROI from SMM.
- We’ll see at least one company, offering search marketing services, go public in 2007 and more acquired than in 2006.
- Blog tagging will become boring and we’ll have to find another way to entertain ourselves.
So, while there’s still life left in the “2007 prediction” meme, I’ll tag Kim, Jeremiah, and Avinash.
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December 29th, 2006 at 4:16 pm
LOL
Why does this feel like homework?
Thanks for the tag, Andy. I’ll go get my crystal ball
December 29th, 2006 at 4:22 pm
I know, but I figured I owed you a tag.
December 29th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
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December 29th, 2006 at 9:45 pm
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January 16th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
George Bush will committ suicide due to majority of active
duty US military personal want to launch attack against him.
January 25th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
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November 6th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Is there any solution for blog tagging yet?