Four tech trends that will hit Philippines this 2010

I’ll be doing the role of a fortune teller  this day for I’ll enumerate four of the tech trends that will probably hit the pearl of the orient this 2010.  Instead of reviewing some of the web technologies, popular websites,social networking talks and other tech related phenomenon that shocked 2009, I’ll list a couple of tech meme that might boom this coming year of the tiger.

1. Twitter – Social Networking websites are hit in the Philippines. Believe it or not most of Friendster users are now migrating to Facebook and it’s a possibility that Twitter will be a bigger hit than those two. The reason is that Friendster and Facebook are mostly dependent in the internet. Without internet connection you can never use one, although mobile connectivity is possible, you’ll still be spending a couple of cash and a 3G enabled phone to enjoy social networking goodness. Twitter in contrary relies on two things, Internet and mobile connection. The fact that Twitter has been long used here and is still thriving despite it’s simplicity, is a miracle. Most people here in the Philippines have a cellphone and if only Mobile Support for Twitter is implemented, it will be a sure hit. But well, most people will be bragging for the unlimited texting services to make twitter #1.
2. Netbooks – I know I know netbooks are popular now but laptops are much popular isn’t it?. More Filipinos are getting their own laptops but most of them do not fully use their potential. I’ve seen several students used their laptops for playing facebook games and casual internet surfing. Isn’t that a job of a netbook?, What I mean is that netbooks is much suited for that kind of work. Netbooks are getting powerful these days and they are much lighter and can sustain an 8+ hours of battery life. If you own a laptop I know that you’re straining your shoulders carrying those babies. For sure you’ll realize owning a netbook will just do the work.
3. Facebook Games – Facebook is popular but farmville is much popular here in the philippines. This 2010 expect that competition in facebook games will be intense. I’m not a fan of farmville and other facebook games but I really love the platform and the dynamic status updates. It’s sad though that more people are getting hook with the games and they keep clogging my notifications and request box with spam.
4. Blogspot – Multiply is still the #1 blogging platform in the philippines but once they get educated on how they can earn money with blogging then perhaps a shift to blogspot is inevitable. Of course a self-hosted wordpress blog is the best choice but when it comes to easy and free choice, blogspot is unbeatable.