Wondering what the 2010 will offer in terms of culture and entrepreneurial innovation? Here are 20 consumer/business technology trends for the new year as compiled by Trendhunter.com, the business ideas and creativity website–along the IndyPosted nutshell explanation of each.  Not all of the listed trends are unique (although the terminology certainly is), and some are pie in the sky. Quite a few trends are understandably driven by a down economy and the credit crunch.

You might want to take these with a grain of salt, however–and that would be sea salt or Himalayan salt, of course.

1. Next Besting (cheaper is better)
2. DIY Décor (see number #1)
3. Life-Swapping (changing places or bartering)
4. Pop-Uptailing (mobile retail displays)
5. Nomadabodes (unique temporary housing)
6. Greenpliances (energy efficient products)
7. Ecopolitan (revitalized urban centers)
8. Simpletising (self-explanatory advertising)
9. Emotionology (applying emotion to technology)
10. Exposed Vulnerabilty (social media overload)
11. Crowdsourced Campaigns (old-school advertising)
12. Nostalgia Marketing (old-school goods and services)
13. DIY Healthcare (personal wellness through technology)
14. Not-So-Tricky Picky (healthfood goes mainstream)
15. Prodependancy (shacking up sooner)
16. Half Formal (non-casual Friday)
17. Rental Culture (don’t buy, rent instead)
18. Peacocking (in-your-face grooming)
19. Unservice Forward (self-service soars)
20. Tangible Personalization (instead of luxury gifts)

Trendhunter released this video to further explain its 2010 fad forecast:

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