10 Ways Hi-tech Will Affect Your Career. Part 8

companies that even I knew did not have a viable business model were given millions and in some cases billions of dollars in capital and sunk. Who wanted to buy pet food and Snickers over the Internet any way? In contrast companies who had legitimate ethnic target markets but no financial contacts were left out of the loop. Nevertheless, credible niche businesses with under served target markets will flourish on the web. Big players like Amazon, Yahoo, and Ebay will cut expenses and finally become profit oriented. The hi-tech sector will eventually return again, and the more savvy from the downturn.

10. Privacy. There won't be any if we don't fight for it. The vulnerability of web sites, Intranets, the Internet, and the wireless web to attacks from hackers and crackers will create jobs for security experts. Your personal data will be at risk and for sale to the highest bidder. Health insurers via genetic databases will access your genetic profile and tendencies for disease.