Framtider.net

”It’s that time of year, where I attempt to look back and highlight what I thought were some of the biggest trends in 2007.”

”# Distributing cocreation (or ‘wisdom of the in-crowd’?) # Using consumers as innovators # Tapping into a world of talent # Extracting more value from interactions # Expanding the frontiers of automation # Making businesses from information”

”When enabled, AskEraser will automatically delete any user data created during future searches from Ask’s servers./…/ Once on, AskEraser works across any of Ask.com’s vertical search engines, as well as consumer applications such as Maps & Directions.”

”With the new platform, outside companies were for the first time being allowed to deploy advanced functionality inside the Facebook site.”

”# Google Announces Privacy Dashboard # New Standard: All Products Released With Screwdriver # Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL, Endorse & Support OpenID and OAuth # iPod Touch Uncrippled; iPod Dongle Replaced With Mini-USB”

”# FSF founder hired by Apple # ”Web 2.0″ phrase retired # Press no longer allowed to compare a new technology to Napster # Google fires PR, lets employees speak for themselves # AT&T found fully preserved in tar pit with consumer still in jaws”