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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This is my recap of what stood out to me this year and what I’m looking forward to in 2012 — we are only in the beginning of many revolutions. What’s Next in 2012…. Yes, we have huge challenges ahead…but if you read these 10 trends it’s hard not to be optimistic about meeting these challenges.

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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

What types of things might happen in 2012, as opposed to needing another 3-5 years to come to fruition. That aside, here are ten areas I think you'll see some interesting things happening in 2012. One of the best things any investor can do is to pull back from the day to day of getting pitches and think about high level trends.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. So along come companies like Slide, RockYou & Zynga who wanted to build apps across all the social networks but were green-lighted the hardest by Mark Zuckerberg. This allowed followers to be able to “curate&# their newsfeed with people that they found interesting.

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Sketching A New Mobile Web

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

June 7th, 2012. Chutes Too Narrow by The Shins and The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society are two pretty solid go-to albums. June 7th, 2012 12:12 pm. June 8th, 2012 1:02 am. June 8th, 2012 7:36 am. June 8th, 2012 1:37 am. June 8th, 2012 2:26 am. June 8th, 2012 7:59 am. UI Design.

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Why Content Favors the Old (Entrepreneur)

pandodaily.com

by Sarah Lacy on February 26, 2012. But it’s possible that as the secret sauce of new media swings farther from disruptive technology and business models to a focus on curated and quality content, it’s the older entrepreneurs who are in the pole position. link] February 27th, 2012 | Category: Entrepreneurship [.].

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

By curating a community where the filter is ostensibly "creative awesomeness", she has not only built an interesting place to work, but she is powering a significant economic engine that is now being fueled by venture capital dollars.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. The only problem is I haven’t found a problem or an industry – web, enterprise software, green tech, etc – where I feel passionate. Curated by Dan Martell. Why do I do it? It’s what I use.