ReadWriteWeb 2012 tech predictions

here are some of the most interesting predictions of the blog ReadWriteWeb:


Abraham Hyatt, Managing Editor

-The relative success of the New York Times' paywall (and others) will drive more experiments in getting people to pay for online content. Thanks to the Times' example, a lot newspapers and magazines will realize their print product doesn't have to be an albatross around their neck. As a result of package print/digital deals, newspaper circulation rates will slow their fall? No, that can't be right.

John Paul Titlow, Writer

-Joining Zite, one of the other popular news reading apps for the iPad will be bought by a big tech or media company. These apps still won't be profitable.

-We'll see a substantial increase in HTML5-fueled mobile Web apps as companies and publishers learn that it frees them from app store restrictions and is cheaper since it offers cross-platform support without having to code for every mobile OS individually. Still, the iTunes App Store and Android Marketplace will also continue to grow.


Dan Rowinski, Writer

-Facebook's IPO will cause an exodus of top talent from the company that creates a new class of venture capitalist and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley in much the same way as the "Google Millionaires" did a little less than a decade ago.


Joe Brockmeier, Writer

-NFC payments, at least in North America, continue to be a niche offering. People are slow to adopt new payment options, and it will take years before NFC is widely accepted or used.
Mozilla launches its own, federated social network as an open and privacy friendly alternative to Facebook, Google+ and others.

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Louis Rhéaume
Infocom Intelligence
louis@infocomintelligence.com