Biggest Surprise of 2009: The unbelievably rapid rise of Facebook as a mainstream communications medium for all ages. Facebook has done this in spite of NO visible business model.
Best Prediction for 2010: Human sequencing will become a commercial reality. Before mid-2009 it was widely recognized that 8 complete human gene sequences had been compiled. In 2010 the number will be in the thousands.
Biggest surprise of all: Valley VCs passing on facebook's financing round and not recognizing the importance of the "social graph". facebook has become your Web Dept of State that issues a passport to every citizen of the world. Social Graph: priceless!
Biggest Surprise of 2009: The unbelievably rapid rise of Facebook as a mainstream communications medium for all ages. Facebook has done this in spite of NO visible business model.
