Hard to predict where we are headed as far as web-based communications are concerned, but this got me thinking: An article in the Washington Post online about Time Capsules, and how people’s infatuation with the web is not so much about community, but about themselves. See "Back From the Future: Messages to Yourself."

"Indeed, the Web lets us speak with the global community much in the way that a lunatic minister with a bullhorn has a dialogue with passengers trapped on a Greyhound."

Contrary to this kind of thinking, however, is Evelyn Rodriguez’ blog, as she revisits tsunami-ravaged countries in Asia, looking at community. She says she’s "collecting stories of resiliency, growth, faith, and grassroots action – and whatever unfolds once actually there."

My prediction? Blogging, often described as the epitome of navel gazing, (and even podcasting) is probably going to to see some refreshing changes in 2006. The web is ripe for colloboration, as the tools get more sophisticated. 2006 just might be the year when we create and plug into communities like never before. Happy New Year!