What better way to kick off the new year with a look back at the past 12 months and some predictions for the next 12.

Here’s a few of the aforementioned that I’ve been reading.

2010 year in reviews

Twitter’s year in review 2010
http://yearinreview.twitter.com/

YouTube’s 2010 year in review (naturally Antoine gets a mention)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUzLhHH7gHg

The top brands on Facebook in 2010
http://www.good.is/post/year-in-review-2010-the-top-brands-on-facebook/

ZDNet Australia’s top viewed reviews in 2010
http://www.zdnet.com.au/2010-the-devices-you-wanted-339308203.htm

Dan Calladine – Media Milestones of 2010
http://digital-examples.blogspot.com/2010/12/media-milestones-of-2010.html

…and some predictions for 2011

A nice list of “must-read’s” from Gavin Heaton (@servantofchaos)
http://www.servantofchaos.com/2011/01/five-must-read-predictions-for-2011.html

Soap’s Digital Predictions for 2011
http://www.slideshare.net/soapcreative/soap-predictions-2011-wip

Mashable’s ten sites to watch in 2011
http://mashable.com/2011/01/03/websites-to-watch-in-2011/