A new year wouldn’t be a new year without a vast number of websites making predictions about the future of the web, and 2008 proves to be no different. From a number of different sources, e-consultancy.com have rounded up 10 key trends that they think are the ones to watch out for in 2008.

It makes great reading, and a very positive outlook for vStream and our clients in 2008. The list reads as follows:

1. Social networks advertising becomes scalable

2. Privacy will continue to be a sensitive issue

3. Internet advertising will overtake radio advertising in the US

4. Open Source will continue to dominate

5. The rise of the semantic web

6. Mobile web expected to explode in 2008

7. Video gains ground as a popular advertising medium

8. Local search marketing and advertising platforms can expect growth

9. Behavioural targeting will become more widespread - and something which is expected