Trends that I’m following this year…

1. Socialisation of the Enterprise - particularly the ‘closed’ ERP systems. [http://search.twitter.com/search?q=social+erp]
2. Social CRM – the customer-facing side of the equation. [http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23socialcrm]
3. Twitter Business Model Monetisation – not Twitter’s purse but all of the people involved in the Twitter ecosystem.  [http://search.twitter.com/search?q=apple+tablet]
4. Tablet Apps (real world integration) – particularly the development of IP for content viewing and distribution.  [http://search.twitter.com/search?q=social+business+model]
5. Cross Platform Distribution - getting closer to reality with Smart Phones and Tablet Computing.  [http://search.twitter.com/search?q=cross+platform]
6. Social Retailing – how people will use the online channel to enhance the shopping experience. [http://search.twitter.com/search?q=social+retailing]
7. Banking-in-the-cloud - I have an equity interest in a banking software company (so this trend is a must : )  [http://search.twitter.com/search?q=cloud+banking]

If I had the time I would open up another 15 columns in Tweetdeck:

1. Engagement advertising
2. Real Time Visualization of online retail
3. Interactive narratives
4. Digital publishing and monetisation (paid content)
5. Hyperlocal publishing
6. The list goes on…

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