Tech Trends for 2007

- Apple iPhone

- Lots of Action on the Web: entertainment over the Internet through a technology known as Internet protocol TV, or IPTV

- This could be a breakout year for online small-business advertising now that companies including Google (GOOG) and eBay (EBAY) have unveiled a host of services designed to get small-business owners involved in Web advertising.

- The battle over who picks up the tab for the information zipping over high-speed connections—pitting Net pioneers like Yahoo! (YHOO) against such telecom titans as AT&T (T)—will also rage in the months ahead. And young people will keep flocking to social networks such as News Corp.'s (NWS) MySpace, customizing pages and layouts with avatars, slide shows, and all manner of so-called widgets.

- This also may be the year Western companies such as Qualcomm (QCOM), Motorola (MOT), Intel (INTC), and Siemens (SI) step up efforts to woo the millions of new prospective customers in developing countries.


BusinessWeek - Jan 29, 2007