Richard MacManus sais that currently the Web is still mostly accessed via a PC, but we’re starting to see more Web excitement from mobile devices (e.g. iPhone) and television sets (e.g. XBox Live 360).

What then can we expect from the next 10 or so years on the Web? The biggest impact of the Web in 10 years time won’t necessarily be via a computer screen. Your online activity will be mixed with your presence, travels, objects you buy or act with.

Online Video, or Internet TV.

Zattoo, from Internet Killed The Television Star: Reviews of Joost, Babelgum, Zattoo

Zattoo, from Internet Killed The Television Star: Reviews of Joost, Babelgum, Zattoo

This is a trend that has already exploded on the Web – but you still get the sense there’s a lot more to come yet. In October 2006 Google acquired the hottest online video property on the planet, YouTube. Later on that same month, news came out that the founders of Kazaa and Skype were building an Internet TV service, nicknamed The Venice Project (later named Joost). In 2007, YouTube continues to dominate. Meanwhile Internet TV services are slowly getting off the ground.

The  last100 network blog has an excellent overview of the current Internet TV landscape, with reviews of 8 Internet TV apps. Read/WriteWeb’s Josh Catone also reviewed 3 of them – Joost, Babelgum, Zattoo.

It’s fair to say that in 10 years time, Internet TV will be totally different to what it is today. Higher quality pictures, more powerful streaming, personalization, sharing, and much more – it’s all coming over the next decade. Perhaps the big question is: how will the current mainstream TV networks (NBC, CNN, etc) adapt?

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