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TrendReport Track Record for Predictions for
2011
Before we issue our annual list of trends and predictions of media and
social media issues this month, here's our annual report card of how we
did with our 2011 predictions.
- The Battle between the iPad & the iPad Killers. The battle
we predicted between the iPad and the "iPad Killers" did not turn out
to be much of a battle, as most of the wannabe iPad Killers were quickly
considered misfires. HP's TouchPad was launched and taken off the market
within a matter of weeks (writing off $3.3 billion to “the wind down
of HP’s WebOS device business," which was the platform for the TouchPad).
RIM's PlayBook launched without some key software apps.
We don't think we were wrong in calling it a big trend, though. In
an article, "Tech 2011: Biggest News Stories of the Year" published
in Dec. 30, 2011, Wired included three tablet-related stories, including
"Non-Apple
Tablets Proliferate But No One Seems to Care." Wired nominated
two other tablet-related news events as top stories:
We were right in predicting that the iPad2 would continue to dominate
the market, that a lot of media coverage would be about our app-enabled
culture, and that there would be a lot of discussion about iOS vs. Android.
There were not as many stories as we expected for the PC market. We
did not predict the Kindle Fire, which generated huge amount of coverage
(overshadowing Barnes & Noble's equivalent Nook) as the media continued
its attempt to anoint an iPad killer. Grade:, A-. As for 2012,
we expect that the soon-to-be-disclosed (in a bar, perhaps) iPad 3 will
be popular, and will continue to dominate the market. The Kindle Fire
will do well, but a re-priced iPad 2 will outsell the Fire. Some Android
tablets will continue to improve and to sell units, but will mostly
eat iPad's dust.
- 2011: The year of the app-based media subscriptions.
Pricing for app-based subscriptions were a big issue for publishers,
but many now produce free apps that enable either per-issue (for a fee)
access or free access for print subscribers. Some publishers have not
figured things out, charging more on a per-electronic copy than for
a per-print copy. Slowly more subscriptions are available on the iPad's
Newsstand, which is great in that it aggregates a number of publications
in one place, but not so good for publishers that once could expect
their apps to appear on the screen by itself. Grade: B since
this did not get much media or social media attention.
- Converging media continues to converge.We predicted blurred
lines among traditional media as newspapers reporters post video versions
of their text stories; TV reporters post text versions of the video
staandups, etc. That trend will continue in 2012 and beyond. Grade:
A.
- Ongoing stories
- The rules for social media will continue to evolve rapidly.
Our point: Companies are still learning how to navigate social media,
which gives newbies the opportunity to jump in, and to learn from what
others are doing well as well as from mistakes others have made. One
challenge remains: staying ahead of the range of sites, which can rise
and fall in popularity...like the once dominant Friendster. Google-Plus
launched in 2011 after some high profile social media failures on Google's
part, but which generated 65 million users in a few months. So Google-Plus
has quickly become a site that businesses should consider as part of
their social media strategy. It's not to late to sign up, but it does
mean another site to pay attention to, in addition to Twitter, LinkedIn,
Facebook, etc.
- There weren't media stories directly about this but in 2011, companies
were judged by how quickly they respond to social media situations.
For example, when Kenneth Cole posted an offensive tweet about protests
in Cairo during the Arab Spring, it took him six hours to respond to
criticisms. The story became focused on the amount of time it took Cole
to respond. Grade: A.
- We said the press release would not die in 2011, and we feel that
it didn't, even as some companies used Twitter to issue news. We feel
that the press release will continue to be relevant in 2012.Grade:
A.
- Traditional media did move to a stable, if fragile, footing in 2011,
as we predicted. Grade: A.
- While there were more apps designed to allow viewers to interact with
other viewers while watching TV, these apps are more for avid fans and
did not exactly become common. Perhaps that's because it's an uncomfortable
combination of lean-back activities like watching TV and lean-forward
activities like using a computer. (Expect to hear a lot of people talk
about lean-back/lean-forward activities in 2012.) We overstated this
one. Grade: B-.
- Hybrid, mashup and curation were used a lot in 2011, but they were
not the most overused words. According to Lake Superior State University,
the list of most overused words include: Amazing, Occupy, baby bump
and man cave. I really dislike the last two. Grade: B.
- We were right about some of the top stories the economy, health
care, politics, and the battle among Google vs. Apple, etc. We were
wrong about 3D TVs not much media interest when there did not
seem to be much consumer interest in the technology.Oprah's network,
OWN, got some coverage, but was not a major story just as it
did not turn into a major cable network. Yet. (Don't bet against Oprah.)
Grade: B+.
Overall, we earned an A-/B+.
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