Top Five Internet Trends in 2007

Top 5 Internet trends as identified by Keynote in 2007 Top Internet Trends in 2007.

1. Impact of Social Networking and Community
Social networking and community sites on the Web are having a huge impact on business and society in general.

2. Web 2.0 Applications Becoming Mainstream
Web sites are moving away from traditional Web page technologies and towards an online experience that is more congruent with the desktop experience. Web 2.0 technologies are coming into the mainstream in a big way

3. New Technologies Putting a Strain on the Web
Many companies assume most consumers are accessing the Web with quality high-speed connections, but that is not necessarily reality.

4. Traditional Web Stalwarts Continue to Innovate
The companies that have helped to build and shape the Web as we know it, continue to innovate. Although relative new comers, such as YouTube or Digg, continue to usher in the latest applications and trends, the titans of the Internet are not resting on their laurels.

5. Online Segmentation
There is increased segmentation of online groups and audiences as the Internet grows and matures. A social networking sites make it easy for consumers to form groups and connections online based on interests and demographics, and Web leaders, such as Yahoo!, are targeting market segments through micro-sites such as OMG, which targets teenage girls.

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