Have you seen any new business models that have caught your eye lately? Going into 2010, several tech companies  that are taking advantage of opportunities in new media, are the ones that will see boosts in share value.  As many of these companies head towards an IPO, make sure you’re in line on the ground floor.

But who are these companies that are standing out?  And which of these companies would you invest in if you had a chance?

The companies that come to mind first are Facebook, Yelp, and Rackspace. This is just the tip of the iceberg. As more and more consumers search online for products and services, it is essential to look for companies that push the edge in innovative ideas in this rapidly growing, online marketplace.

Demand Media, a company that I discovered back in November, is an example of this.  As fresh, online content becomes the driver of search results on the web, this new company stands in line to take advantage of this opportunity. Kind of like a content “factory,”  as described in November’s Wired magazine.

And then what about online reviews? Forget about Yelp, even though it’s a darn good business model, and think about review software in general. A recent article, “Even Bad Reviews Boost Sales,” appeared in Fortune Small Business and highlights the growth of reviews on the web. An excerpt from the article,

“Online reviews have been spreading ever since Amazon.com (AMZN, Fortune 500) pioneered them in 1997. Consumers are becoming used to searching for reviews when they shop online. Internet shoppers rank reviews as the most desired feature of a Web site, according to a recent survey by Forrester Research.”

Forsee Results, one small example from the FSB article, provides customer satisfaction survey software to websites.

What other sectors of the tech industry will experience massive growth in 2010?  A recent article in TechCrunch called, “The Top Ten IPO Candidates For 2010” will certainly get you thinking about these growing sectors.

Are there any other companies, tech or otherwise, that you will be keeping your eye on in 2010? Please share.

Posted by Corey Curwick on December 24, 2009