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Well That Was A Year: A Review of My 2020 Predictions

John Battelle's Searchblog

And again, thanks to COVID, marketers were not exactly focused on public ledgers and blockchain in 2020. Yep, and true to form, 2020 saved the scariest example for the end of the year. 2005 Predictions. 2005 How I Did. Does that qualify it for “becoming a thing”? I have no f*cking idea. ” Inane.

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Predictions 2021: Disinformation, SPACs, Africa, Facebook, and a Return to Tech Optimism

John Battelle's Searchblog

Candidates include biotech and bioinformatics (the core technologies behind the COVID vaccine), blockchain (though I’m certain bitcoin will have at least one of its several crashes this year), and lithium batteries (giving us hope on climate change and driving my otherwise random prediction on gas-powered cars, below). 2005 Predictions.

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