Famous Brands that may bid farewell in 2012 [Prediction ]

[ via Business Insider ]

Competitive business is very cruel and pushing. When I was a child, we heard names like Pan Am, BOAC, Esso and likes - words no one even remembers today. Big giants vanish the market scene leaving no traces behind except in the archives. The battle of fittest and new alignments and arrangements continue in the corporate world. New names emerge while older one fade away.

Some of the probable good byes in 2012

Jim Edwards reports at Business Insider that the Wall Street Journal reported Kodak will file for bankruptcy while James R. Gregory, CEO of branding and market research firm CoreBrand, predicted that Kodak would "disappear" as a brand in 2012. Now Kodak is also a name that I heard since my childhood and its disappearance like Pan Am will take away yet another name from memory chip forever.

With these news the market scene for 2012 is unveiling - but this is yet the tip of the iceberg of predictions for the new year. There is lot more being predicted for 2012.

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RightMinds's predictions for 2012

[ via Mail Online ] 

As we enter in year 2012, there have been many speculations made for this year earlier in the last days of 2011. Here is an interesting 'forecast' of how many see 2012 in the political plain of Europe.

Herein under are just some excerpts:

"In political terms, 2012 is all about women. David Cameron is desperate to win back the affections of 'let down ladies' who, as guardians of family budgets, part-time workers and far more likely to be working in the public sector, are feeling the brunt of austerity measures," predicts JAMES CHAPMAN, Daily Mail Political Editor

DOMINIQUE JACKSON talking of Social Media says:"Social Media, or the open web as I prefer to call it, will become more and more prevalent and increasingly important – whether in news breaking, news gathering, riot-organising or in new, communal forms of entertainment."

DONAL BLANEY, Young Britons Foundation on EU predicts:"The New Year will finally see the economic slaughter by the markets of the EU states known by the charming acronym of PIGS. Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain (and maybe Ireland) will cease to remain members of the Eurozone as Germany's Chancellor fails to do what needs to be done."

Read Mail Online fro more interesting predictions and even more details on above. 

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NFL predictions for 2012

[ via SI ] 

Here is how some events are predicted for NFL during 2012 by Si.com

1. The Saints will beat the Ravens in the Super Bowl.
2. Andrew Luck -- not Peyton Manning -- will be Indianapolis' quarterback.
3. Robert Griffin III will be a top-five pick. 
4. Bill Cowher will coach ... somewhere in 2012
5. Matt Flynn will be the league's breakthrough quarterback
6. Philadelphia will contend for the NFC's best record
7. Denver will bring in a veteran to challenge Tim Tebow for the starting job
8. Sleeper teams for the 2012 season: Carolina and Miami.
9. Roger Goodell will keep pushing for overseas expansion.

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FROM TIGER WOODS TO THE ECB: Here Are My Fearless Predictions For 2012

[ via Business Insider ] 27 Dec

Significant economic and political changes will make 2012 a historical year, says Bruce Krasting at Business Insider. 

The globe has experienced relative calm for the past 24 months. That stability won't last much longer. Events that are not on anyone's radar screen will matter the most. The following are the things that I think might happen, but it's the surprises that worry me:

• Silas Kiplagat will win the 1500-meter race at the Summer Olympics in London. The time will be 3:33:22.
• Green Bay will beat Denver in the Super Bowl. (Millions of Christians will be disappointed).
• Obama will drop Joe Biden from the ticket. Obama will want a Veep that has a chance to be a viable presidential candidate. He will chose Hilary Clinton.
• The Kepler spacecraft will identify a planet that has the capacity to sustain life (the ultimate safe haven). 
• Iraq will fall into sectarian violence. 
• Brent crude prices will swing between a low of $80 and a high of $155.
• The Euro will range from a high of 1.4 to a low of 1.15. The low for the year will occur in November.
• As the US's presence in Afghanistan winds down, the Taliban will retake the country. The chaotic US exit will be compared with the end of the Vietnam war.
• Tiger Woods will win a major.  
• The summer of 2012 will bring the largest polar ice melt in history. The Mayan calendar will end with no consequence.

But do you think the list ends? No, in fact it is quite long and I have shared just a few 'predictions' for 2012. Read full story at Business Insider for more juicy details.

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Six Crazy Tech Predictions for 2012

Guessing and predicting is one of the most "liked" hobby of almost everyone around the world. But when technological knowledge is coupled with the ability to guess by reading things in between the lines, these look like authentic news. This post is about one such guessing.

We live in a world of absolutes: Here’s what happened. Even when we look to the future, our predictions are couched in the world’s sometimes difficult realities. It can, to be honest, take all the fun out of guess work. So, once a year I allow myself to go beyond the likely, beyond the possible and deep into the world of the implausible. 

What follows are my most ridiculous and unlikely predictions. Most are just nuts, but one is, to be honest, all too scarily possible. See if you can guess which prediction I’m talking about, says Lance Ulanoff at Mashable.

• Facebook Buys Digg
• Scientists and Hollywood Develop New Way to End Movies
• SOPA Becomes the Law of the land
• Apple Intros a 5-inch Tablet Phone Hybrid
• Google+ Takes Center Stage
• Honda Releases Asimo to Consumers

For details on each "prediction" above, read Mashable.
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