Based on what I have been hearing and seeing of the later half of 2007, I think the following trends will either hold and come about in 2008:

  • Interactive design will be at a premium
  • More and more community / crowd sourcing sites around health care & energy efficient / green tech will spring up
  • Agile development practices will soon find its way from programming to design
  • Web wigetization and open APIs will continue to be integral parts of all applications
  • 3G iPhone will be a game changer for the mobile web and relegate Android to a tier 2 player
  • Facebooks apps will still struggle to monetize
  • Large social network will open up somewhat but continue their walled garden pracices
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