Complete: the archived transcript covers the whole 52-slide deck, which numbers 55 trends (01-55); every numbered trend is here, plus the four umbrella pages with a year tag and a KEY INSIGHT block (Algorithms, Privacy, Security, Wearables; D40), 59 entries. The PDF was not found. Sub-trends that share a page carry the section of their umbrella page; their printed numbers sit beside the text in an order the transcript does not keep, so trend_number is given only for one-trend pages. One-trend pages print the title in capitals; labels are in title case. horizon and target_year from the introduction: "the immediate trends that we think will matter most in the coming year".
At its essence, an algorithm is simply a set of rules or processes that must be followed in order to solve a problem.
Project Dreamcatcher from Autodesk is the next wave of computational design systems.
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Long ago, developers realized that everyone wins when knowledge is freely exchanged.
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Algorithmic curation is a process that automatically determines what content should be displayed or hidden and how it should be presented to your audience.
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Algorithms promise power and efficiency– but they can also cause significant damage when left unchecked.
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SVPAs made our list last year because they were just beginning to enter the market as stand-alone mobile apps.
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This trend evolved from a key idea in our trend 2013 report: anticipatory computing.
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Experimental, brain-inspired systems are capable of translating pixels into English.
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Ongoing breaches have continued to dismantle the public trust.
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Consumers are increasingly wary of their mobile phones and the vast amount of data carried on them.
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There isn’t a company or industry unaffected by password leaks and hacking.
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In 2013 and 2014, companies like Target and Home Depot had troves of credit card data stolen.
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As we continue to upload troves of personal data to social networks, photos and video sharing sites, wearable services and elsewhere, we will continue to question who owns the rights to our data.
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Anonymity is one of the digital trends we’ve been tracking at Webbmedia Group for the past 24 months.
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In 2014, Snapchat’s popularity revealed our desire to send deeply private messages to each other–as well as our desperation to protect the content we share, once it was revealed that Snapchat photos had been intercepted by hackers.
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Lawyers could soon use our personal data against us in court.
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Lack of oversight and poor quality control led to significant cyber attacks in the past year.
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By now, we are all well aware of security issues with data stored in the cloud.
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Most businesses do not realize this, but malicious software (“malware” for short) can be sent to anything that plugs into a wall or another machine.
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In 2014, we saw two devastating breaches in open-source projects: Heartbleed and Shellshock.
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Because 2013 and 2014 were successful years for hackers, and because the coming year will bring an onslaught of new mobile technologies (and their payment systems), cybercriminals will target larger, more lucrative institutions: banks, financial institutions, universities, customer data repositories.
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It’s no secret that the lockboxes in hotel rooms are easily opened.
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Mesh networks rely on bluetooth and WiFi rather than cellular infrastructure.
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In 2015, we expect to see ongoing, international pre-emptive strikes against dark net operations.
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Newsletters, podcasts and niche networks that captivate smaller audiences will make a comeback in 2015.
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In 2014 we watched an unprecedented number – 38.2 billion in Q2 alone – of online videos.
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Drones are now available in an array of sizes and form factors, from lightweight planes and coptors to tiny, remote-controlled bugs.
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A new crop of intelligent cameras have the ability to communicate with each other, with applications for the auto industry, cartography and immersive photography.
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The cloud is an effective, easy storage system that’s now available to anyone.
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In 2014, we saw mass-market adoption of ephemeral networks such as Snapchat.
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New technologies can be programmed to push or receive information to/ from our mobile phones.
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In 2015, we will see some unusual suspects entering the VR space.
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As computers, tablets and smartphones have evolved, media organizations, marketers and advertisers have adapted their existing content for these constantly iterating devices to fit screens better.
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Continuous partial attention, a term coined by former Apple and Microsoft executive Linda Stone, is not the same as multi-tasking.
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As of December 2014, Webbmedia Group is tracking 284 wearable devices, which have an average price point of $350.
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There are still relatively few wearables specifically designed with women in mind.
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While we won’t see these come to market next year, we will see emerging research in this space during 2015.
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An entirely new market segment will open up in 2015, and that’s kids wearables.
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Some wearables can help you become more productive and might even boost your mood.
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Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) communicate information from your wearable devices back to medical servers, app manufacturers and your home computer.
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Optical sensors, pico projectors and bio-acoustic sensing arrays are transforming our hands, arms and legs into control pads.
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Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have been learning how to use our computer cameras to monitor our emotion.
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Heads-up displays provide a layer of real-time information as we need it, whether we’re driving to the office or trying to remember a coworker’s name once we get there.
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Millions of smart digital devices, from the Nike Fuel Band on your wrist to the phone in your pocket to the coffee maker in your kitchen are talking to each other, monitoring your activity and automating tasks in order to make your life easier.
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Robots come in all shapes and sizes, from autonomous drones to self-driving cars.
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In 2015, we will see a number of new ways to use 3D printing technology, and materials will shift from plastics to metals to makeup and even human tissue.
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Google’s Project Ara is a modular phone system that can be configured for any user in every country.
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Bitcoin is a digital currency, and it promises complete anonymity while using a crowd- regulated public ledger system.
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In spite of harsh criticism about its business practices, 2014 was a significant year for Uber.
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Rather than buying to own products, consumers are paying to temporarily lease them.
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What does it mean if APIs, which have traditionally been open for all to use, can be protected under copyright?
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New productivity tools combine the best of email, instant messaging, social media and cloud storage, offering a single place to communicate with colleagues.
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New social payment systems offer the ease of seamless transactions, but they’re also budding social networks in their own rights.
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Many of our once-ubiquitous technologies are no longer being used, but they’re still taking up physical space.
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Data is a broad category with many stakeholders, applications and implications.
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Last year, the U.S. General Services Administration discovered $800k worth of rogue fans running in the Ronald Reagan building in Washington, D.C. That’s just one space.
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In 2015 a decision will be made about who controls the Internet.
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In 2015, the Federal Trade Commission will take a bigger role regulating bogus Internet companies, scammers and cybercriminals.
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