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2012 And Beyond: A Mega, Meta Mashup Of Predictions

We rifled through a bevy of 2012 predictions to bring you the mother of all roundups, every line gleaned from somewhere else.READ»

“What Will Your Business Look Like In 2012?”

We asked the question of Instagram, Box, Rdio, and others. Here are their answers.READ»

The Perils Of Technology Prediction

If you gave an infinite number of futurists an infinite amount of time, would one of them eventually be correct about something?READ»

Looking Forward by Looking Back - Predictions for 1993... From 1893

While everyone is rolling out their predictions for next year, I thought it would be amusing to look at how some predictions from the past panned out. Leading thinkers in 1893 were asked to provide predictions for what life would look like in 1993. Here are some of the funnier ones.READ»

Innovation Timeline

What will be invented between now and the year 2050?READ»

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iPad to Outsell Predictions in 2010, Make iTons of Money for Apple

The iPad is going to sell even more units in 2010 than we'd previously thought, and in 2011 it'll outsell Macs, unit for unit. So says a prominent industry analyst. He's probably right, and it bodes well for Apple's shareholders (as well as changing the entire PC business).READ»

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Yahoo Builds the Nostradamus of Search Engines

The search giant's Time Explorer experiment keeps track of past predictions on a future timeline. Is this how we'll all search someday? READ»

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Facebook Ads Expected to Top $1.2 Billion This Year

Facebook might just have a billion-dollar ad year ahead of them.READ»

Using Crowds to Predict Outcomes at Predictify

Predictify is an interesting new service that predicted the correct outcome of almost every playoff football game, among other things. How? By using you playing a game on its service. Here we get the scoop from Mike Agnich, co-founder ...READ»

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Wondering What Will Terrorists Do Next? There's an App for That

The Israel-Lebanon border is normally one of the world's nastiest conflict hotspots which is a headache for security forces and the regional governments. Which is where an odd app can help. It predicts how bad (or good) things may ...READ»

VC Predictions for Cell Phones in 2010: Virtual Revenues and App Store Wars

Predictions about how industries will progress are two a penny, but when they come from Venture Capitalists rather than analysts, and concern the multi-billion dollar cell phone industry, they tend to land with a splash. Early-stage ...READ»

Mark Anderson's 10 Predictions For 2009

Strategic News Service forecaster Mark Anderson delivers his predictions for 2009 -- his predictions from last year were 96% correct.READ»