They are described in the book “Business @ the speed of thought”
In 1999 bill gates wrote a book “Business @ the speed of thought”, which did amazing for the time predictions about the future.
Since then has passed almost 20 years, and the future gates has already arrived — most of his prophecies made in the late 90s too presumptuous, has found its embodiment.
Mobile device
Bill gates: “People will walk around with small devices that will allow them to always be in touch and conduct business wherever they were. They will be able to check the news, book flights, get information about the state of the financial market”.
Today: smartphones and now smart watches and bracelets.
Social network
Bill gates: “Private sites for friends and family, allowing you to communicate and schedule appointments, will become commonplace”.
Today: two billion people already use Facebook. Also have Snapchat, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.
Sites of interest
Bill gates: “the Online community will be formed by interests, not by location, as before.”
Today: all sorts of news sites and online community spetsializiruyutsya on any one topic. A vivid example is Reddit, which is divided into subgroups, or “subreddit” formed on specific topics and not geography or social relationships.
Sites for price comparison
Bill gates: “Will create services that automatically compare prices, allowing people to see the value of the product on numerous sites and effortlessly find what they need at the lowest price”.
Today: Google and Amazon you can easily find any product at any price. Services such as NexTag and PriceGrabber, are specifically designed for price comparisons. In Russia it is “Yandex.Market.”
Job search online
Bill gates: “People who seek work can find it online by uploading the profile information about the interests, expectations and skills.”
Today: LinkedIn, in Russia — Headhunter, Superjob, Rabota.
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