I enjoy sticking my neck out.? I won’t bore you with predictions but I will point out a few things to look out for in 2007.
Standards-based designer and developer postions. The standards are here and now we need to redesign and build a lot of websites. CSS and? XHTML are the best ways to power sites that can be viewed on? the most devices. We’ll need less gurus and more producers to get this work done.
Change management agents and consultants. Look for roles and responsibilities to change as things continue to pick up speed. Managers with both web 1 and 2.0 experience that understand these needs will also be in demand and seen as requirements by investors.
Look for more personalized and socially-aware applications as transparency blurs the lines between online and offline life.
Look for RSS to aid syncronization of our important data between our devices. This will drive more data from our hard drives to many areas other than our desktops.? Miniaturization, security, data safety, bandwidth? and confidence will keep us moving our files onto the Internet and personal devices.
More soon, from somewhere between Nashville and Miami, this is Brent Norris for the World Organization of Webmasters and the WOW Technology Minute.