Emerging Technologies of 2008

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Emerging Technologies of 2008
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by Jim Rapoza

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The browser wars returned with a bang in 2008, and new entrant Google shocked everyone with its impressive new Chrome Web browser.

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While Google was the exciting new rookie in the browser wars, stalwart veteran Mozilla stayed strong with its excellent new Firefox 3 browser.

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Hulu.com revolutionized online video with its impressive site for finding and watching free and legal movies and TV shows.

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Users of social networks such as Facebook finally got more control over how they share data to friends and connections.

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New technologies and offerings such as Google Friend Connect make it easy for any site to add social networking capabilities.

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New competition in online search emerged with offerings such as Wikia Search.

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Cuil provided a more visual, if in some ways flawed, approach to Web searches.

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Online services give regular users and small businesses access to near infinite amounts of online storage.

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The Apple App Store provided a means for application developers to reach all iPhone users.

Jim Rapoza

Content Writer

Jim Rapoza, Chief Technology Analyst, eWEEK.For nearly fifteen years, Jim Rapoza has evaluated products and technologies in almost every technology category for eWEEK. Mr Rapoza's current technology focus is on all categories of emerging information technology though he continues to focus on core technology areas that include: content management systems, portal applications, Web publishing tools and security. Mr. Rapoza has coordinated several evaluations at enterprise organizations, including USA Today and The Prudential, to measure the capability of products and services under real-world conditions and against real-world criteria. Jim Rapoza's award-winning weekly column, Tech Directions, delves into all areas of technologies and the challenges of managing and deploying technology today.

Emerging Technologies of 2008