The end of the year is typically a time for prediction posts and although we have our own thoughts on what we expect the future to bring, we've decided to take a look at what some of our friends are talking about online. While not everyone offers a prediction for 2009 we hope their wishes for the future of the Web and their thoughts on what's important right now inspire thought and discussion.
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Chris Brogan Looks Forward to a 'One Ring' Profile
After asking some of the Web's brightest minds to predict the future of social media, Peter Kim compiled Social Media Predictions 2009 [PDF]. One of the predictions is by Chris Brogan who believes that 2009 will bring an end to the fight over a single sign in system.
Moving beyond OpenID, we'll have a sliced profile for social networks that will carry both our full profile plus the ability to break out specific segments for specific sites. I might not share my passion for beer on my church network, and I might not want to bring religion to my business social network.