DTNS 2656 - Predictions Results Show

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Predictions Results Show
Number 2656
Broadcast Date DECEMBER 30, 2015
Episode Length 42:32
Hosts Tom Merritt, Jennie Josephson
Guests Patrick Beja, Justin Robert Young

We review predictions by Tom Merritt, Justin Young, Patrick Beja and Jennie Josephson from last year to see how well we did. Hint: Not very well. But that’s all part of the fun.

Guest

Predictions from Last Year

Justin Robert Young
Jennie's Percentage Prediction Link
60% Snapchat will IPO AND offer pro subscriptions Link
60% Veronica Mars moment coming to Patreon (Music) YouTube will buy Subbable Link
65% Apple TV will not come out but airplay becomes an imperative in Apple devices. Apple TV stick. Link
85% Comcast and TWC merger will be approved. Link
85% Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will not end 2015 as CEO Link


Patrick Beja
Jennie's Percentage Prediction Link
60% Uber operates without issues by the end of the year. Link
70% Apple Watch sell well (meet expectations) but go unused Link
40% Live video is the last big bandwidth hog we see on the Net. Bandwidth becomes non-issue. Link
70% Oculus Rift VR and others will come out but no killer app in 2015. (over under on 3.82 million units? Under) Link
75% 4K will be big holiday season push in 2015 Link


Tom Merritt
Jennie's Percentage Prediction Link
40% Internet of Things will start applying to more than just things as wearables underwhelm. Think services like pay as you drive insurance. Link
80% 3D printing will hit the mainstream. Double in sales. It will have its Commodore 64 moment. Link
80% Context will be the hot new buzzword. Systems will use context more and be context-aware. Look at Gogle’s reCaptch as an early example.
65% Early examples of autonomous machines. Not yet self-driving cars but more than a Roomba. Link
70% Risk-based security tightens things down while being honest about what it can’t prevent. Apps will become self-protecting. Link


Jennie Josephson
Prediction
We will reach our video goal
By June we will have final 2 contributors

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Preceded by:
"Listener Co-Host Show"
DTNS 2656 - Predictions Results Show
Followed by:
"Predictions for 2016"