Since everyone else is doing it (yes, if they all jumped off a cliff, I'd do that, too), here are my fearless predictions for the coming year:
- Apple will release a new or upgraded device and everyone with an Apple ID will rush out to buy it while the rest of the world wonders what the big deal is.
- Spammers will increase the volume of unsolicited commercial email they send out.
- A nationally-known politician will be involved in some sort of a scandal.
- A Hawaiian will become President of the USA.
- Yahoo!, AOL, and Microsoft will continue to wonder what they can do as Google increases market share. One of them will buy something.
- Some investors will lose large amounts of money on the stock market, while others continue their losses.
- Some newspapers will stop producing print versions, while others will stop altogether.
- Someone will build a car that runs on beer, and people will beat the crap out of him or her for it.
- Astronomers will discover and name a significant new object beyond the borders of the solar system.
- A very cute animal will be born at a zoo, and we'll all be bored after weeks of seeing its picture every day.
- Verizon will open up its FIOS service to an additional 240 new homes.
Yeah, well, there you are. Have a blast with that, and be safe.
