Apple's New Web 2.0 Service for 2007

Well, dear readers, we've seen another Steve Jobs Keynote come and go, and while I was excited about the iPhone announcement, I still felt a little disappointment that we heard nothing about the stagnate red-headed stepchild of Apple...dot Mac. Sure, it isn't as sexy as an iPod Phone...but it certainly is the hub of a great deal of Apple iLife applications and OS X features. And while that sinking feeling started...something occurred to me...

We'll see a newly refreshed dot Mac emerge around the release of the iPhone and the next rev of OS X.

Don't tell me that the iPhone won't use dot Mac as the hub and backbone of a lot of new and old Mac services. In fact, if you ask me, dot Mac just got a whole lot more interesting. Not only more interesting, but crucial. And while I've been rather peeved about the lack of development on their platform...I'm ready to cut them some slack if my prediction comes true.

Syncing - no doubt dot Mac will play a big role in syncing data from the phone to your dot Mac account and even your computer. And I'm sure it will be the only way that a person can remotely sync across all their computers and other Apple devices.

Blogging/Photos/iLife - perhaps why we didn't see an update to iLife as well, is because they are working to tie the phone into the whole package. I can already see remote blogging, syncing with iPhoto, and creating photo pages on dot Mac right from your phone.

Photocasting - if you are familiar with iPhoto's ability to create what are called Photocasts, then imagine creating Photocasts that can be viewed on and created by the iPhone. This requires some dot Mac magic but is totally within the realm of belief.

Podcasting/Videoblogging - No doubt the iPhone will have voice recording capability and video capability...which ads a new dimension to creating podcasts and video blog entries on the fly.

And the list of possibilities goes on.

So while I've become rather angry at the lack of support on this platform, that I spend well over a hundred dollars a year on, I'm willing to take a chill pill and just see what we see in six months. This would explain the lack of development on the platform since you couldn't build many of these services without tipping your hat.

So fingers crossed.

What are your thoughts?