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Ten Key Online Predictions for 2008

Monday, January 07, 2008


eMarketer has issued predictions for 2008 in key online areas, including advertising, videos, social networks, e-commerce and entertainment.

The forecast finds online advertising will ride out potential economic storms in the US — and YouTube will decide political elections.

The 10 predictions for 2008, according to eMarketer:

  1. Online ads stay resilient.
  2. Video surge slows.
  3. Social network advertising hits $1.6 billion.
  4. Networking goes beyond MySpace and Facebook.
  5. YouTube decides the election.
  6. Beijing Olympics pumps ad spend.
  7. "Buy online, pick up in-store" becomes stock feature.
  8. Movie downloads go mainstream.
  9. Music marketers roll out new business models.
  10. Dynamic ads heighten gaming revenue potential.
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