Last week, as the media blogosphere analyzed the announcement of a paywall at the New York Times, I was more fascinated with another recent obsession of mine: Foursquare.

To find its way out of the red, the New York Times must begin acknowledging its strengths sincerely. There is no success in uninspired subscription models that already failed years ago. Sean Blanda is right, the Grey Lady no longer commands any loyalty, but that should not be confused with a lack of brand recognition — the Times, like many other large newspapers, still retains a high level of trust and prestige that can be leveraged without erosion of the brand.

The display advertising units that the Online Publishers Association released last year are gaining traction among OPA members, and even some non-members.

When posting the obituary of late author J.D. Salinger, the New York Times forgot to give the story one last proofreading:

While all eyes are on the New York Times and its “frequent payer” experiment, several other funding developments are being overlooked.

 2000:

No matter what part of the decade, The New York Times seemed hell bent on having its navigation on the left side of the screen. The paper seemed intent on replicating the newspaper experience online, something it does today better than any other publisher in the country.

As a bonus, did you notice in the 200 version the "on the web" under the masthead? And, if I'm not mistaken, the dominant image is the same size in 2000 as it is in 2009.

The economy and the continued downward slide of advertising-based media companies brought radical changes to the way the media industry operated in 2009. Like it or not, 2010 will continue the trend.

Here are nine bold predictions about the industry for the year ahead: