Picking the top 10: Technologies vs. trends

Putting together serious top 10 lists is never easy, but we really sweated bullets over this year's "InfoWorld's top 10 emerging technologies." Not because we wanted to please anyone -- or even a majority of people -- but because stuff like this is just too contentious. We wanted to get it right because we know it's a unique list at the core of what InfoWorld is about.Mel Brooks Emeril Lagasse Nicole Richie Heidi Klum Mario Batali Eric Idle/ Mike Nichols Adriana Lima Ty Pennington Tom Cruise