UPDATED 13:58 EDT / JANUARY 02 2010

My Short List From Past 10 Years

Top Macro Trends of 2000s
1. Demand for online, Internet, and web
2. Proliferation of wireless capability
3. Social media –old way: one way broadcast web – email; new way: two way web – consumer generated media – blogs, podcasting, video, social networks, sharing

Biggest Winners (Companies) in 2000s
1. Google
2. Apple
3. Facebook

Top Game Changers in 2000s
1. Smartphones – iPhone and App Store
2. Wireless: WiFi and mobile wireless (finally)
3. RSS
4. Tivo
5. SaaS
6. Web Apps
7. iTunes
8. Facebook
9. YouTube
10. Hybrid cars

Biggest Losers (Companies) in 2000s
1. AOL
2. Yahoo
3. Intel
4. Microsoft
5. Palm


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