2007 Year in Review

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2007 Year in Review

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What we did.

What we learned.

Where we’re going.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztj2qfui114

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Iphone tops 2007 Google Zeitgiest 1. iphone

2. Webkinz

3. Tmz

4. transformers

5. Youtube

6. club penguin

7. myspace

8. heroes

9. facebook

10. anna nicole smith

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“We are calling it iPho ne ,” he said.

January 9

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Be ckham he ads fo r L.A. in $1 millio n a w e e k de al

January 11

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January 31

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Lisa Novak attempts to kidnap and murder one of her colleagues

February 6

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Viaco m sue s Go o gle , Yo uTube fo r $1 billio n

March 13

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Sales of US homes fell 3.9 percent to the lowest rate in seven years

March 26

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Virginia Tech gunman kills 32 people and himself in the worst shooting rampage in US history

April 16

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After 35 years, Bob Barker stars in his last The Price is Right episode

June 17

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Barry Bonds hits record-breaking 756th homerun

August 07

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Michael Vick pleads guilty to dog fighting charges

August 27

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Mattel recalls 19 million toys sent from China

September 5

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Radiohead releases In Rainbows on their own terms

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Al Gore wins Nobel peace prize

October 12

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Bush releases plan to stem home foreclosure, many believed investor optimism would be short-lived (correct!)

December 6

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2007 celebrity hot spot: Rehab• Lindsay Lohan

• David Hasselhoff

• Brigitte Nielsen

• Richie Sambora

• Keith Urban

• Amy Winehouse

• Britney Spears

• Robbie Williams

• Miss USA Tara Conner

• Mike Tyson

• Isaiah Washington

• Pete Doherty

• Eddie van Halen

• Marie Osmund’s kid

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Let’s watch some videos!

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On the tube• LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmvkRoEowc&eurl=http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/multimedia/2007/12/YE_onlinevideo2007?slide=1&slideView=3

• Battle at Kruger

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM&eurl=http://youtube.com/blog • The Landlord

- http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/74 • Prison Thriller

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnk7lh9M3o&eurl=http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/multimedia/2007/12/YE_onlinevideo2007?slide=11&slideView=2

• Chocolate rain

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwTZ2xpQwpA&eurl=http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/multimedia/2007/12/YE_onlinevideo2007?slide=6&slideView=7

• DUN DUN DUUUUUUN!

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHjFxJVeCQs&eurl=http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/multimedia/2007/12/YE_onlinevideo2007?slide=3&slideView=4

• Miss S. Carolina - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww&eurl=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/top10/article/0,30583,1686204_1686303_1690891,00.htmlOtters

• Daft hands

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cYWfq--Nw&eurl=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/top10/article/0,30583,1686204_1686303_1690911,00.html

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What we learned

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Subprime mortgage meltdown• A surge in mortgage defaults among U.S. home buyers

disrupted money markets around the globe

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Faceboook is sooooo 2007

• Microsoft out bid rival Google for a 1.6% share priced at $240m

• Open to new developers

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Social networks

• Redefining online comraderie and commerce

• Facebook open to independent developers

• Still lingering concerns about communities

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What is our role in the planet’s health?

• Back-to-basics mentality

• Warmer winters and odd weather

• Sustainabilty key business platform

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It rained in the North Pole

• Global climate burned bright in 2007

• Al Gore receives Nobel Peace Prize

• Going green goes mainstream

• Sustainability becomes key business model

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2007: An experimental year

• What works and doesn’t work on facebook?

• What applications add value to our daily lives?

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Micro celebrity• People are developing

interesting social skills to adapt to microfame- We're learning how to live

in front of a crowd• Twitter and facebook allow

people to send out press releases

• Looking good is even more important- There will be photos and

those photos will end up online

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Websites to watch in 2008

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Etsy.com

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Twitter.com

"Twitter is about the intimacy of details," said author David Weinberger. "Through it I see small events in the lives of friends about whom I otherwise might only learn the big events when we catch up after long intervals."

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Dopplr.com

• Dopplr lets you share your travel plans privately with a group of friends and colleagues whom you have chosen

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Moshimonsters.com• Moshi Monsters takes the idea of virtual pet games

and adds the concepts of social networking and puzzles

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Seesmic.com