Information Architects have come up with a cute little subway map-like chart of the big sites and the web trends they believe they'll define in 2007. I've posted a preview below, and you can click it to see the map at full size:
Information Architects' 2007 Web Trend Map. Click the picture to see the map at full size.
They also make these predictions for the 'net in 2007:
- Apple keeps its iPod monopoly and increases its OS 5% market share to 5.1%
- Google scores against Microsoft and Yahoo due to its massive marketing data advantage
- Blogs bloom, and prepare for the 2008 election
- Social networks become a place where members make money
- Newspapers open up
- Big ad investments start streaming in
- New Internet focused ad agencies open up
- Viruses and spam become an even bigger hassle
- Yet Digital ID initiates a major change that makes the web more reliable, user and investor friendly
- All in all 2007 is a preparation for the big infolution in 2008
Also worth looking at is their article The 50 Loudest Websites in 2006 and What Made Them Successful.