NOTE:
Mitchell Levy has put more details about the predictions into a book called "Happy
About Knowing What to Expect in 2006". Read
more about the book, or buy it in pdf or paperback formats.
NOTE:
The italics represent the accuracy of the predictions as of 10/14/05
#01
- VOIP goes mainstream (partial)
#02 - China's Power
and World Economic Influence Grows (correct)
#03 - Working
at Home Goes Mainstream While Small Business Thrives (partial)
#04
- Pickup in Offshoring Activity (correct)
#05 - While the
World is Shrinking, the World Market is Expanding (correct)
#06
- Increase in Technology Stocks (partial)
#07 - Cell Phones
look More and More like PDAs and vice versa (correct)
#08
- Blogging and Social Networking Become Accepted Business Tools (correct)
#09
- Continued Confidence in Using the Internet (correct)
#10
- The World Keeps Changing (correct)
Bonus Trends:
#01
- Bonus Trend: Included the Most Interesting Predictions this Year