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"The Insulting Comments Contest was sponsored by Ruduzu's anti-social network, which is currently for sale.\nWe have a winner!  There were some pretty hilarious comments that appeared as a result of the Insulting Comments Contest, some of them quick and cutting, others longer and more inventive.  The Herpes Fairy said she was \"sorry to hear about the herpes\", while Eat Me had some particularly biting comments.  There were also lots good insults about my prediction that 2007 would be a big year for contests right as I hosted...a contest.  However, two comments stood out - they're quoted below.\nFrom Web 2.0 Skeptic, who started the insulting comments trend, predicting what will happen in 2007:\nI\u2019m going to really go out on a limb here and make some off-the-wall predictions that may come as a shock to a lot of people. But I stand by these predictions and think that by this time next year I\u2019ll be hailed as a visionary.1. People will continue to consume online porn regularly.2. Spam email will continue to rise.3. Organized online crime will continue to be more profitable than starting a Web 2.0 company by the tune of at least several billion dollars, but all the Mark Zuckerburgs will continue to think that they\u2019re money.4. At least 5000 pregnancies will be the result of MySpace hookups. I accounted for 2-4 last year. I won\u2019t know for sure until the paternity tests are in.5. My 25% of the $15 million I am helping get out of Nigeria for the former king will finally arrive just as promised. Ngobe if you read this please call me with an update. 281-330-8004\nFrom an anonymous author: \n11 Social Networking predictions for 2007, interspersed with commentary on Pete\u2019s mother:1. Online Contests Become Huge: but still not as huge as Pete\u2019s momma!2. RSS Won\u2019t Go Mainstream\u2026: and even if it did go mainstream the public would still consume fewer feeds than Pete\u2019s momma!3. Online Video Fallout: I am in complete agreement.4. YouTube Becomes Bigger Than MySpace: but it\u2019ll never be as big as Pete\u2019s momma! (like fish in a barrel, folks!)5. Mobile Social Networking Takes Off, Mobile Becomes a Standard Social Networking Feature: but mobile services will never appeal to Pete\u2019s momma, who\u2019s too big to be mobile!6. Social Networks Fail To Expand Internationally Due to Local Competition: but 2007 is the year Pete\u2019s momma expands internationally (into Canada and Mexico), at least when she\u2019s turned sideways!7. YouTube Meets Dating: but videos of Pete\u2019s momma will still be too big for cable modems, let alone dsl!8. Metacafe Acquired: shortly after Pete\u2019s momma got hungry!9. End of Flock? Yes, after Pete\u2019s momma sat on it!10. TV Show-related Social Networks: TV shows start to come with a social network attached, but there\u2019ll be no room in them once Pete\u2019s momma signs up!11. YouTube Celebrity Appears in a Hollywood Movie: this doesn\u2019t happen until 2008.\nWeb 2.0 Skeptic's comment ends better, even if it was actually left on a post that doesn't qualify for the contest.  But I'm going to declare the anonymous commenter the winner.  The reason?  He/she left the message \"Donate My Winnings to Heifer International\".  \nHeifer International, as some bloggers already know, provides livestock to hungry families from Appalachia to Zambia in an effort to help them become self-sufficient.  $500, as it turns out, is the exact amount needed to buy a cow, which can provide 4 gallons of milk a day, help crops grow and give birth to a calf every year.\nWe wish our Mashable cow more success than the average Web 2.0 company.  ;)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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