25 Headlines you won't see this year

Playing the predictions game is a tempting exercise at this time of the year. It should, of course, be avoided at all costs. As our recent 'Bunch of Fives, 5 predictions that didn't quite make it' (http://www.silicon.com/a50131) attests, it's more than likely to embarrass you at a later date. Indeed the best you can hope is that your off-target crystal ball gazing will be quickly forgotten.

But not wanting to shy away from the task entirely, we instead present the headlines we're (fairly) confident you won't see in 2002.

1. 'Dot-com floats, share price trebles'
2. 'London man found using 3G phone'
3. 'Local loop unbundled: "What's all the fuss about?" says BT'
4. 'Ginger traffic jam at Piccadilly Circus'
5. 'BT and NTL share customer service plaudits'
6. '"IR35: it's a fair cop," says PCG boss'
7. 'eBay bride celebrates first anniversary'
8. 'Boo.com: The Movie trounces new Star Wars at box office'
9. 'Linus Torvalds "delighted" with complimentary copy of Windows XP'
10. 'Gates says p-p-p-pick up a penguin'
11. '"I find CRM pant-wettingly thrilling," admits IT director'
12. '"Almost as exciting as ASPs," adds CIO'
13. 'Customers flock to paid-for music site'
14. 'Telecoms project proceeds without glitch'
15. 'BT employee pronounces "Verwaayen" correctly'
16. Gates: 'Alright then, the code is 01010010001100010....'
17. 'Ballmer joins Royal Ballet'
18. 'Government meets IT target'
19. 'Government admits to missing IT target'
20. '"Poor spelling must stop," say hackerz'
21. mmO2 voted "best new brand name"
22. 'Licence payers back BBC online ad plans'
23. 'Marconi results send share price sky high'
24. 'Ringtone composer scoops Ivor Novello award'
25. '"Chinook story finally over," admits Computer Weekly'

That's our list. What did we miss? To nominate your non-headlines of the year, click 'Add Comment' below.

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