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When it comes to emerging technologies, 2008 was a very good year. Here's a look back at some of the new products and technologies of 2008 that proved to be innovative and exciting.
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- Emerging Technologies of 2008
by Jim Rapoza - The browser wars returned with a bang in 2008, and new entrant Google shocked everyone with its impressive new Chrome Web browser.
- While Google was the exciting new rookie in the browser wars, stalwart veteran Mozilla stayed strong with its excellent new Firefox 3 browser.
- Hulu.com revolutionized online video with its impressive site for finding and watching free and legal movies and TV shows.
- Users of social networks such as Facebook finally got more control over how they share data to friends and connections.
- New technologies and offerings such as Google Friend Connect make it easy for any site to add social networking capabilities.
- New competition in online search emerged with offerings such as Wikia Search.
- Cuil provided a more visual, if in some ways flawed, approach to Web searches.
- Online services give regular users and small businesses access to near infinite amounts of online storage.
- The Apple App Store provided a means for application developers to reach all iPhone users.
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