tag:,2008:/1/tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230- 2008-09-24T12:22:08Z Comments for The Biggest Web Trend of 2007 Will Be... Movable Type 4.1 tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230 2006-12-29T07:43:02Z 2007-12-16T23:16:40Z The Biggest Web Trend of 2007 Will Be... Last week we published a list of web technology predictions for 2007, along with a poll asking which trend you think will be *the* biggest of 2007. Social networks dominated the Web scene in 2006, so what will be the equivalent in 2007? We've had 1,235 votes so far (but we'll leave the poll open... Richard MacManus http://www.readwriteweb.com Last week we published a list of web technology predictions for 2007, along with a poll asking which trend you think will be *the* biggest of 2007. Social networks dominated the Web scene in 2006, so what will be the equivalent in 2007?

We've had 1,235 votes so far (but we'll leave the poll open until 31 December). Here, in order of popularity, are the results at this stage:

1. Online Video / Internet TV 27% (337 votes)

2. Continued rise of browser-based apps (Ajax, Google, etc) 22% (275 votes)

3. Mobile Web 15% (185 votes)

4. RSS and structured data 12% (153 votes)

5. Rich Internet Apps (Apollo, WPF, etc) 9% (116 votes)

6. Web Office / Enterprise web apps 6% (77 votes)

7. Semantic Web 6% (75 votes)

8. Other (please comment) 1% (17 votes)

Given the impact YouTube had on 2006, it is not that surprising that Online Video / Internet TV is considered most likely to be the biggest Web trend of 2007. Google of course has prime position in this space now, after snapping up YouTube near the end of 2006. Perhaps of most interest is what the big media, TV and movie companies do next year - so far it's been a series of tentative deals between YouTube and big media, but 2007 may be the year that big media build (or buy) their own online video solutions. Watch this space...

]]> I was a little surprised that browser-based apps got 22% of the vote, compared to just 9% for RIA. This may reflect the fact that Read/WriteWeb has historically been a proponent of browser-based apps. But during 2006 we started to cover the RIA terrain more - and you can expect that coverage to continue in 2007. Maybe it's not a black and white thing, but both browser-based and RIA apps will continue to evolve at the speed of light next year. Indeed they will probably begin to hybridize, as the world of multiple Internet-connected devices continues apace.

Mobile Web has been predicted for many years - and R/WW readers don't seem overly optimistic about 2007 being the year. 2008 anyone?

Some good support for RSS and structured data doing well in '07, while Web Office and Semantic Web drew some votes. I expected more enthusiasm for Semantic Web, but perhaps it's still too amorphous a concept for most people at this point.

As for my pick for biggest Web trend in 2007, I agree with the majority that next year will be remembered mostly for Online Video. I'm expecting fireworks from big Internet companies (Google, Microsoft, Yahoo), big media (News Corp, the US tv networks, Hollywood, etc), as well as small brave startups like Brightcove and Gotuit.

For a slightly left field trend, in 2007 I'm hoping for improvements in the technology behind browser-based apps. Ajax is still too unreliable and prone to downtime or slow browsing - and I'm not just saying that because I'm stuck on dial-up during the holiday period (although it has rendered Gmail non-functional for me!). I just think that Ajax needs a '2.0' of its own, to make it more competitive with the impressive range of RIA technologies we're seeing now (Adobe's Apollo, Microsoft's WPF, OpenLaszlo). Small companies like Morfik are working on enhanced browser-based functionality, so R/WW will begin to investigate that more in the new year - suggestions on other companies doing things to improve Ajax, are most welcome in the comments.

Happy New Year everyone - R/WW has been lightly posting this week, but we'll be back into it after the new year celebrations.

]]> tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41609 Comment from Alex on 2006-12-29 Alex http://www.inspirationking.com/ I agree about the online video, it will have a lot to say in 2007.
Happy new year!

]]> 2006-12-29T09:48:17Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41610 Comment from Alex Iskold on 2006-12-29 Alex Iskold http://www.adaptiveblue.com I'd say, RSS and structured data and Semantic Web should be in one category, then it would get the right % :)

Happy New Year!!!

Alex

]]> 2006-12-29T13:17:33Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41611 Comment from Adrian Keys on 2006-12-29 Adrian Keys http://www.jollyjo.org Online Video/Internet TV will be huge, I am not sure about 2007, but it will be huge. The positives are:

1. Google's recent purchase of Youtube
2. The imminent launch of the DotTel extension
3. The recently announced partnership bewteen Verizon and Richard Rosenblatt to breathe life into the DotTV brand
4. Brightcove; and
5. Broadband


http://jollyjo.org

]]> 2006-12-29T15:32:16Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41612 Comment from Emre Sokullu on 2006-12-29 Emre Sokullu http://emresokullu.com Watch for Venice, it will be a big thing, maybe even bigger than YouTube, because it's not just online video, it's online TV!

]]> 2006-12-29T16:58:35Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41613 Comment from Emre Sokullu on 2006-12-29 Emre Sokullu http://emresokullu.com Also, Apollo deserves to be in second or third place for me. As for Semantic Web, it's farther from today, maybe for 2008 I think.

]]> 2006-12-29T17:01:31Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41614 Comment from Emre Sokullu on 2006-12-29 Emre Sokullu http://emresokullu.com Sorry for triple post but also check out: http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2006/12/2007_user_gener.html , this Fred Wilson's idea sounds very promising to me.

]]> 2006-12-29T17:08:57Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41615 Comment from ipanema on 2006-12-29 ipanema http://irishcornwall.blogspot.com Emre, I clicked on that link and I get an error. It was late when I noticed your comma after html. I know it's minor but it won't take a reader there. Thanks. :)

Happy New Year R/WW Team!!!

]]> 2006-12-29T17:34:53Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41616 Comment from Emre Sokullu on 2006-12-29 Emre Sokullu http://emresokullu.com Thanks ipanema, this is a bug we should report to SixApart :) the correct address is: http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2006/12/2007_user_gener.html and the topic is User Generated Devices

]]> 2006-12-29T18:02:33Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41617 Comment from Richard MacManus on 2006-12-29 Richard MacManus http://www.readwriteweb.com/ I fixed up that first link Emre. Thanks for pointing out Venice, the Internet TV project that the Skype founders are working on. One to watch, for sure.

Anyone got any suggestions for 'Ajax 2.0' technologies to keep an eye out for, other than Morfik?

]]> 2006-12-29T20:23:34Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41618 Comment from lemon obrien on 2006-12-29 lemon obrien http://www.tamago.us p2p....and i'm not telling

]]> 2006-12-30T01:35:45Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41619 Comment from Stoicho Monev on 2006-12-29 Stoicho Monev http://morfikan.com Richard,
Who needs other Ajax technologies, when we have Morfik's WebOS Apps Builder? :)

]]> 2006-12-30T04:07:34Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41620 Comment from Jessi on 2006-12-30 Jessi http://quirkyjessi.blogspot.com Yeah, these look about right to me, especially with the online video craze. It seems to have exploded already, and 2007 will only make it bigger.

]]> 2006-12-30T18:14:02Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41621 Comment from BillyWarhol on 2006-12-30 BillyWarhol http://www.BillionDollarBaloney.blogspot.com WIDGETS

;))

]]> 2006-12-31T05:43:35Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41622 Comment from David Mackey on 2006-12-31 David Mackey http://www.gamesecretary.com/blog.aspx I definetly hope that online video will take some major steps forward and that the quality and quantity of the content will greatly expand, as i've been using the technology for quite some time.

]]> 2007-01-01T05:33:18Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41623 Comment from Mark Shields on 2007-01-01 Mark Shields http://markshields.com/ Odd that AJAX gets listed as an application when it's really just a method of submitting / receiving data or content without rendering the page again. Google as an app, however, makes more sense as Google's tool offerings (video, books, maps, blogsearch, etc) are bonified web-based applications that will continue to make Google much more than a search engine company.

]]> 2007-01-01T17:10:13Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41624 Comment from Phil on 2007-01-02 Phil Best broadband Movie Player out there: REELTIME.COM

Uses GridNetworks p2p player for STREEMING, LIVE, DVD quality FULL-SCREEN Video ( No waiting, it is ON DEMAND and CHEAP to subscribe )

A major startup player, adding Major content in 2007 ..... or a buyout candidate for 2007

Plus you can buy shares in it (RLTR) !!!!

]]> 2007-01-02T16:09:54Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41625 Comment from jeremy liew on 2007-01-02 jeremy liew http://lsvp.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/2007-consumer-internet-predictions/ Most of the web trend predictions above could be argued to be an extrapolation of current speed and course as we come out of '06. Here are my projections for behavior changes that we'll start to notice more in '07. If you're interested, details and rationales after the link

1. Ecommerce 2.0 arrives

2. Widgets find a business model

3. Lead generation breaks into new categories

4. Social Networking finally becomes a feature

5. News of TV’s death are greatly exaggerated

6. Software as a Service gets customer facing

]]> 2007-01-02T21:50:05Z tag:72.47.210.69,2006://1.5230-comment:41626 Comment from Shawn on 2007-01-02 Shawn http://www.metapede.com/blog "I was a little surprised that browser-based apps got 22% of the vote, compared to just 9% for RIA."

I'm not sure why you make a distinction between these. I normally find the label RIA being used to cover browser-based apps as well as browser-desktop apps.

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