Tired of those meaningless forecasts and predictions for 2006? Me too. But I never seem to tire of small-minded, bitchy columnists pronouncing what is In for this year and Out from last year. Then I
remember--I'M a small-minded, bitchy columnist, too.
| Out
| In |
| X-Box | Chess |
| Portals
| Ad networks |
| Appointment TV | Downloads |
| Men in baseball hats
| Women in baseball hats |
| Seth Godin | Magic Eight Ball |
|
Consumer-generated media | Journalism |
| Product placement | Behavioral marketing |
| Google | Making it up |
| ROI | Making it up |
|
Social networking | Shared cab rides |
| Clothes with sports team logos worn by anyone over the age of 12 |
Plus-sized Under Armor |
| Intelligent Design | Nihilism |
| iPods |
Vinyl |
| Hummers | Public transportation |
| VoIP | Letter
writing |
| Creative | Stealing |
| Prime-time comedy |
Full-frontal nudity |
| David Verklin | John Durham |
| ROS | Sold-out inventory
|
| Bookmarks | RSS feeds |
| Jeff Jarvis, Donny Deutsch, Jason Calacanis, Joseph Jaffe
| The Marx Brothers |
| :30 spots | Online video |
| Starbucks
| Methamphetamines |
| "Transparent" | "Translucent" |
| PowerPoint
| Elevator pitch |
| "Expect to be in the black..." | Filthy rich |
