10 Most Disruptive Technologies (
Page 1 of 12 ) Here's a look at the technologies Gartner analysts voted most likely to succeed—at changing the face of business. 
Gartner analysts at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Las Vegas discussed what they believe will be the most disruptive technologies through 2012. Disruptive technologies are those that force changes in industry models, business processes, vendor types, products and services, as well as the all-important user model. Take a look at this list and tell us whether you think something has been omitted—or just plain doesn't belong. This list is ranked in order from least disruptive to most disruptive. By Clint Boulton
| | Discuss 10 Most Disruptive Technologies | | | | | | | just another crappy slideshow | | | | | | Some of these may be 'disruptive technologies' but most look live 'evolutionary... | | | | | | #1 Most Annoying Technology
Internet slide shows | | | | | | +1 on the annoying slide show. Just give us the information!!! | | | | | | Please do not let your interns do stories like this. It brings down the quality of... | | | | | | Still extremely unwatchable. This is a very bad presentation format. I read a lot... | | | | | | At least in the past, I could use the slideshow index to take a look at the... | | | | | | #8 has nothing to do with Facebook. A simple list of 10 was expected. How did the... | | | | | | Agreed - why not write a short article... slideshow is very annoying | | | | | | I was hoping for much better. I started to listen for someone to yell 'bingo'. I... | | | | | | This is why we only have "Take a child to Work" once a year. AHHHHHH, please,... | | | | | | I like 'em but dno't like to scroll down on each slide. | | | | | | in these times of limited hours to data mine, why, in the world, would you use this... | | | | | | Thanks, but no thanks. From now on, no matter what the title, when I see a slide... | | | | | | copy the way business week does theirs, that's what my publisher boss always asks me... | | | | | | All the slides will fit in page. I dont have to click my mouse hundred... | | | | | | Summary slides aren't always a bad thing. Remember there are a lot of CXO and Small... | | | | | | I think I understand the idea. Throw out this slide show teaser drawing people to... | | | | | | If this is the future of eweek, I'm canceling my subscription. No slide shows or... | | | | | | And the #1 Most Disruptive Technology, Slide shows! | | | | | | Totally disruptive. And dumb. Last "slideshow" I ever click on. | | | | | | News flash for ya...ALL technology is "evolutionary". There are never any... | | | | | | I'm not diggin' the slideshow format in ANY of the eWeek slide shows as it's just... | | | | | | 10 most WASTED minutes of my life | | | | | | 10 most WASTED minutes of my life | | | | | | Yes as the title indicates I'm yelling!
Kudos to Clint Boulton for making the... | | | | | | Another stupid slide show -- please just give us the information. Also, the intro... | | | | | | My favorite feature of these crappy slideshows is that they play automatically. If... | | | | | | If I started this list with trend #1 or #2 I would have avoided wasting my time in... | | | | | | Could someone in the neighbourhood of the eWeek offices drop by and read these... | | | | | | +1 to crappy slideshows.
+1 to crappy web video "newshows"
I read at over 200... | | | | | | You missed the two most disruptive technologies of the past: word processing and... | | | | | | Wow, I challenge anyone in eWeek management to take this torture test. Waterboarding... | | | | | | I'm done, no more slideshows for me, I guess no more add revenue for you, bye | | | | | | Gartner is an idiot. This was a complete waste of time. As they say everyone has... | | | | | | I'll be blunt.
This is some b$%!s#&*.
These slide shows are for the slow & totally... | | | | | | These are evolutionary, not disruptive. Waste of bandwidth. | | | | | | You obviously left off #1, eWeek's hateful slideshow format. I can't be bothered... | | | | | | What I think ... Here's a quote from your e-mail.
"Disruptive technologies are... | | | | | | PLEASE get with it and make your nice slideshows run in a div so it doesn't refresh... | | | | | | I unsubscribed from this "slideshow disaster" awhile back (after the "10... | | | | | | Talk about disruptive technology - how about trying to provide information through... | | | | | | I'm thinking of going down the street to Madame Julie's Tarot Card Reading Parlor. ... | | | | | | Darn! I could not have the patience to read your lame slide show! I spend all my... | | | | | | It's myopic to think of "disruptive technologies" in terms of computers and... | | | | | | eWeek should stop the time wasting slide show. | | | | | | How do I read the entire text on one page???
please respond - raller@ladhs.org | | | | | | I find the biggest problem is the mountains of information you have to go through to... | | | | | | The slideshow format was disruptive and counter-productive. Give me an alternative... | | | | | | Didn't get past slide one. This is too annoying. It's too bad that advertising is... | | | | | | I really, really hate these Internet slide shows | | | | | | eWeek could begin the list with the slideshow itself as an example. While the... | | | | | | What is disruptive to some is boring to others. Dual cores may be an issue for... | | | | | | More alarmist blinding flashes of the existing. | | | | | | Content - OK, slide show annoying.... | | | | | | The topics lure me in. The presentation anoys me. The content is not detailed. ... | | | | | | To me, the most important of these is called "semantic web." The next thing to... | | | | | | You could have made the point without wasting peoples time with the crappy... | | | | | | Don't you people at eWeek realize some of us still don't have broadband? I can't... | | | | | | ARRRRRGGGGGG!!!!!
STOP THE AUTO-ADVANCE. This annoys the hell out of... | | | | | | Do any of your people read and actually use the crap they are giving the reader? ... | | | | | | While there ARE "problems galore" associated with this pseudo-survey... IF ONE NOTES... | | | | | | Dear Ma'ams and Sirs,
I'm getting eWeek newsletters. I don't want them... | | | | | | At least, that's what I wrote to customerservice@ziffdavisenterprise.com | | | | | | How about a #*$*(&$ PAUSE button. Slow the ## down! | | | | | | Enough with the slide shows! How about just putting the information on a page or two... | | | | | | I should have known better than to start the "slide show" after the last one I... | | | | | | Thank you for a another great presentation. | | | | | | This presentation should have been considered as disruptive | | | | | | Add Instaknow to this list. Characerized as a disruptive technology by many other... | | | | | | Add Instaknow to this list. Characerized as a disruptive technology by many other... | | | | | | Everybody who wants to leave their mark on the industry makes predictions. About the... | | | | | | Okay, folks:
I've been taken out behind the woodshed plenty for this slideshow.... | | | | | | >>> Post your comment now! | | | | | |
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