1. Augmented reality is becoming a reality
2. Cloud computing drives green it initiatives
3. Mobile applications become a mainstay
4. Virtual currencies & micro-transactions expand beyond games
5. The return of the tablet pc
6. Ebook applications will explode across a multitude of devices and channels
7. Affordable electric and hybrid vehichles reach the broad demographics
8. Consolidation within the solar photovoltaics supply chain
9. Industry shakeout in online music distribution as the win

CollegeHumor is at it again with an excellent Web Site Story musical video. Rare production value for an internet-only production!

The BBC caught up with some of SXSW's most visionary visitors, sharing their views on the next big web things.

This week Pirate Bay will be brought before a Swedish court. See & hear here how relaxed PB's Peter Sunde is about the legitimacy of their role in the free distribution of copyright materials. The video was taken during last November's SIME, in Stockholm.

Twitter, as a phenomenon, is really exploding, in all dimensions. They count their users in the millions now (our actual guess: well over 5M), there are many hundreds of applications tapping in on their API, and the whole world is talking and writing about them.