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Technology & Innovation — December 27, 2011

How the Internet will Change in 2012

A $200 Google tablet, 1 billion Facebook users, Twitter a huge business, and mobile advertising booming. Next year should bring more than all this, says Business Insider Intelligence.

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What’s the Latest Development?

Internet industry research service Business Insider Intelligence peeks into 2012 and, among other things, predicts Google will release a $200 tablet; Facebook will hit 1 billion users; Twitter will build a huge business; Amazon will post serious losses but enjoy outstanding revenue growth; vertical, entertaimnent-focused Ecommerce companies will get huge; and mobile advertising will finally take off.

What’s the Big Idea?

After years in ‘harvesting’ mode Amazon is back in ‘investing’ mode, writes Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry. “Jeff Bezos realizes he is looking at some massive opportunities: building a complete digital media distribution ecosystem; building the biggest cloud platform of the 21st century; and, last but not least, eating retail.”

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