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GP Bullhound’s TMT Predictions 2010

  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

Top 10 Green Trends for 2010

  1. Energy performance labeling
  2. The smart grid and connected home
  3. Energy labeling for homes and office buildings
  4. Building information modeling (BIM) software
  5. Financial community buy-in to green building
  6. Rightsizing of homes
  7. Eco-districts
  8. Water conservation

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10 Trends That Will Shape Our Global Small Business World In 2010

  1. Globally integrated future - better known as cheap, quick and global.
  2. World power.
  3. Technologically enabled future.
  4. China Ltd.
  5. Thick as a BRIC.
  6. The Young and the Restless: The Radical Global Entrepreneur.
  7. Come-out-of-nowhere theory.
  8. The Age of Online Factory Direct (OFD).
  9. Global Small Business Heroes.
  10. Borderless venture capital (BVC).

Social Enterprise – 2010

  1. Co-working goes mainstream.  
  2. Divisions between traditional “giving” sectors will continue to fade.
  3. Micro-activism will proliferate.
  4. More small causes will be aggregated to achieve greater impact.
  5. New ways to measure impact will emerge. Online swarms gain clout.

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Top 10 technology trends for 2010

  1. $100 whole human genome
  2. Mobile continues to be the platform
  3. 22nm computing node confirmed for 2011
  4. Supercomputers reach 15% human capacity
  5. Confirmation of synthetic biology fuel launch for 2011
  6. Smart grid and smart meter deployment
  7. Increased choice in personal transportation
  8. Real-time internet search dominates
  9. Advent of health advisors and wellness coaches
  10. WiMax roll-out continues

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