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And some things that did
Vertical search and niche social networks didn't take off
RSS didn't go mainstream
Yahoo didn't buy Feedburner (or Facebook)
Online video didn't prove to be a moneymaker
GOOG didn't split or slow down
Candidates still didn't answer questions
SecondLife didn't get a second wind
Widgets didn't falter
Google didn't bust the office block
AdCenter and Panama didn't catch AdSense
People didn't switch to Windows Live
Google didn't release an operating system (again)
People didn't abandon their TV sets
VoIP didn't take over everything.
The pageview didn't die
Eyeballs are still eyeballs.
Newspapers didn't die, either
But they might be sick.
The Web 2.0 bubble didn't burst.
The iPhone didn't bring the mobile web to everybody
HD-DVD didn't win
The NYT and the WSJ didn't stay snooty
Digital rights management didn't get anywhere
The Democrats didn't do much of anything
The Web did not come to a grinding halt
Amazon's stock didn't crash