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Tech Trends to Watch in 2008

Stock quotes in this article: RIMM , MSFT , MNST , HLTH , WBMD  

Editor's note: This is Part 1 or a two-part series. Check back next week for Part 2.

Fact: Over the last 12 months, TheStreet.com's Internet index of 21 leading technology stocks has risen 16%, significantly outperforming the 4% appreciation for the Dow Jones Total Market Index.

Fact: The three hottest stocks in this Internet index have been: Amazon (AMZN Quote), up 146%, Research In Motion(RIMM Quote), up 141%, and VeriSign (VRSN Quote), up 56% for the last 12 months.

Fact: Believe it or not -- Internet stocks can decrease in price. The three worst performing stocks in the index, Monster(MNST Quote), Avocent(AVCT Quote) and Interactive (IACI Quote), actually lost 23% of their value during the same period. ...

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