Wired is letting users decide what trends will affect tech businesses in the coming year as it writes its Wired 40 list of top companies. And it's a lot of fun. Rate each trend or submit your own and watch as the crowd influences the outcome of the list. Here's the trend I submitted:

Consolidation of traditional media
As local newspapers and TV stations face declines in revenue, some fold. Others merge or buy out competitors. The result is far fewer mainstream media outlets as alternative media grow.