Predictions 2021: Facebook, Disinformation, SPACs, Africa, and a Return to Tech Optimism

Didn’t see that coming….

(cross posted from Searchblog)

Never in my five-plus decades has a year been so eagerly anticipated, which makes this business of prediction particularly daunting. I’m generally inclined to be optimistic, but rose-colored glasses stretch time. Good things always take longer to emerge than any of us would wish. Over…