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January 4, 2007 by Rich Whittle | 1 Comment

BusinessWeek Online:

Despite this era of instant gratification, I don’t think anyone has yet created a device or application that can predict the future (unless you count Michael Jennings from the 2003 movie Paycheck).

So even though you’ll have to wait to see if our seven Internet predictions come true in 2007, you won’t have to wait to see them, as they are listed below in no particular order.

1. Comcast will further establish itself in the Internet portal market with material partnership developments.

2. Google will strengthen its relationship with Apple Computer

3. Google’s efforts beyond Internet search and contextual advertising will continue to deliver only mixed results.

4. Facebook’s efforts to expand beyond students and recent graduates will be largely unsuccessful.

5. Although the November elections bolstered the chances for a new net neutrality law, we don’t expect one to be enacted in 2007.

6. Despite Google’s leading market share, Yahoo!’s Panama launch, and Microsoft’s substantial search-related investments, Ask.com, part of IAC/InterActiveCorp, is the search engine to watch in 2007.

7. We expect transactional activity involving private Internet companies (primarily acquisitions of and minority stakes taken in them) to continue throughout the year.

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Tags: Internet, Psychology