There are many tech trends for 2025, but some concepts are more debated and important than others. Historically, there has been progress in both technology and tech trends. That is why the story behind the tech trends until today is quite important.
Modern tech trends may be or at least seem quite sophisticated; one can also describe their characteristics as futuristic.
This does not mean that technology had not existed historically, not only technology existed but also there had been tech trends during the old days.
For instance, what was Leonardo Da Vinci’s occupation? He can be characterized as both an industrial engineer and a management engineer. Then, what were the tech trends of Da Vinci’s century? What were the tech trends of engineering during the 15th century?
Moreover, what kind of previous inventions affected today’s technology or today’s tech trends?
Understanding the Roots of Tech Trends 
This discussion is mainly about current tech trends but one must know the historical background of the topic to comprehend the roots of today’s trends.
As seen in Sumerian tablets and Ancient Greek Forums, public relations is as old as humanity. The oldest Turkish example of public relations can be seen in Orkhon Inscriptions.
Later, it was the Seljuk Empire where there was a particular moment for listening to public complaints; Fatih the Conqueror also listened to people after the Friday Prayer. Closer to today is the spread of telegraph in Turkey; they were the tech trends of that period.
The Internet was founded in the 1970s, but it became widespread in Turkey in the 1990s. The Internet was one of the most important tech trends of its invention period.
Nowadays, it is more than just the Internet; popular tech trends are artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, cybersecurity, eye tracking, neuromarketing, and metaverse.
Can you comprehend the level of the massive change of tech trends in public relations due to the development of technology? In the past, these inventions were hard to imagine, but now they are the tech trends of today.
After introducing the general history of tech trends, now it is time to mention the most important tech trends for 2025 and understand the future direction of tech trends.
Tech Trends of Today
Industry 4.0 is the technological period in which the Internet was founded and became the central point of tech trends. According to some well-known academicians and philosophers whose study field is technology, even Industry 4.0 is over.
Humanity has just started to live in Industry 5.0 and there are both popular tech trends and tools in it:
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
One of the most important tech trends is artificial intelligence; some even argue that in the public sphere, AI is going to replace human labor since its level of productivity and efficiency is higher than humans.
AI means the intelligence possessed and used by human-made machines; developed computer systems that gather information, learn, and produce solutions are called artificial intelligence.
Virtual Reality (VR)
The second one of the tech trend is virtual reality. It is the real-time simulation of various senses with computer technology, and in such an atmosphere, individuals spend time and interact with objects.
Augmented Reality (AR)
The third one of the tech trend is augmented reality meaning users perceive and experience the physical and virtual world simultaneously thanks to the latest computer technology. Frequently, people who do not prefer to fully disconnect from the physical world are in favor of AR.
Cybersecurity
Another one of the tech trends is cybersecurity; cybersecurity contains all security fields that a computer can access and control due to the Internet. Although cybersecurity is quite useful regarding the security of data and control issues, many freedom advocates criticize the technology.
Cybersecurity may be one of the most important tech trends and a good example of the latest and advanced technology.
That is why, many scientists perceive this technology as very similar to the panopticon of Jeremy Bentham; the panopticon was debated harshly during the 18th and 19th centuries and finally was interpreted as an unethical tool focusing solely on security while disregarding human nature.
Eye Tracking
Besides, eye tracking is one of the quite popular tech trends of today; its importance can be highly seen in the marketing field. Those who study eye tracking as a subfield of neuromarketing reached some interesting findings.
According to the findings of the scientists, women tend to use the right side of their brain and focus longer during shopping while men tend to use the left side of their brain and their concentration level is relatively short.
Moreover, eye tracking has been contributing to neuromarketing, another field of tech trends, as a tool for understanding the focus places of consumers. Consumers’ focus places are especially important for marketers to detect personalized marketing issues.
Metaverse
Finally, the metaverse is a new and innovative reality that includes the simulation of the real world almost in every field such as health, sports, etc. For sure, one crucial work area in the metaverse is the marketing field.
Metaverse is a digital sphere where global brands that want to interact with their customers use this technology severely as an influential marketing tool.
According to the enthusiasts of the technology, a major issue is the meeting of energy resources and equipment for the meta-zone to work nonproblematically and it is quite related to the development of the 5G technology.
Digital marketing enthusiasts see the development of augmented reality, virtual reality, and metaverse together. These technologies are so interconnected that the necessary digital infrastructure for these technologies to popularize is completely identical.
Although the first metaverse existed between 1993 to 1996 with the name of CitySpace, the technology became popular recently. This is proof of the previous argument underlying the importance of digital infrastructure.
That is why, according to many users, the metaverse has just begun, and it is in its initial phase; the metaverse is indeed a huge technological development revolutionizing life both at the individual level and at the business level.
However, serious infrastructural development and intelligent strategies are necessary. That does not mean that global brands should not adapt themselves to the technology. In many aspects, such as brand love, brand recognition, brand recall, brand identity, brand positioning, and brand attitude, the metaverse’s effect is enormous!
Blockchain Technology: A New Type of Economy
Technological development during the last twenty years changed the concept of money resulting in the concept of crypto technology. Money is no longer a physical object thanks to the crypto technology.
Historically, money surpassed some stages just like technology:
- Money 1.0 is the first stage from the invention of money in 1871,
- Money 2.0 is the second stage from Western Union’s start of using the EFT system through telegraph line in 1871 to 1971,
- Money 3.0 is the third and the last historical stage when the dollar was no longer indexed to gold.
Today, it is the Money 4.0 stage and money is no longer limited to physical presence, Satoshi Nakamoto wrote an article in 2008 that led to the development of cryptocurrencies which are based on cryptography and lack of central authority.
According to some, this is a revolutionary change that democratizes the society. It is David Chaum who first argued for the necessity of digital money in 1983 but it is Nakamoto who actualized this ideal with blockchain technology.
Non-Fungible Token (NFT)
NFT is a kind of cryptocurrency which is produced by Ethereum. NFT is essentially different from other cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin due to its structural aspects, e.g., the impossibility of the exchange and its uniqueness. Each NFT is separate and cannot be completely identical to another NFT; this is the most important characteristic of the currency.
Bitcoin
On the other hand, Bitcoin is a classical cryptocurrency; that is why, one Bitcoin must be equal to another Bitcoin if the amount is the same. Therefore, it should be concluded that classical cryptocurrencies possess the standardized characteristics of digital coins while NFT is a related but structurally different digital coin.
Countries’ Attitudes Towards Crypto Money System
Finally, the crypto money system is not only very popular but also influential to the economies of countries. The system has developed at such a pace that formal procedures could not be adapted yet.
Some attitudes are completely liberal, such as those of El Salvador, Japan, and Switzerland where the crypto money system is completely legal. In El Salvador, the state supports the development of the system to such an extent that Bitcoin is the formal unit of money.
Some other countries define the system as fully illegal such as China, Egypt, and Qatar. These countries are categorized as conservative concerning the crypto money system. Their main approach to the technology is negative because they see the system as a means to illegal activities.
Besides, due to the innate feature of the technology, control and regulation of the crypto technology are impossible; moreover, government authority is going to be affected negatively which is not preferable for many states.
Lastly, there are neutral countries that are in between, they are neither pro nor against the system such as the European Union, Turkey, and Bangladesh. These countries generally accept the basic characteristics of the technology, yet they are cautious.
The innovation of the decentralized money system is not only ground-breaking but also highly controversial. This is very similar to the historical technology developments which were mainly discussed during the first stage of the writing.
How many of these tech trends are going to survive? To respond to this question, one must wait patiently, carefully, and with the correct level of attention.
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