Nostradamus: 2010
I was asked by Digital Nashville to give my predictions for technology in 2010. Since it’s my job, I stuck with the world of social media. Here was my (under 100 words) response:
2010 is the year of location, location, location.
2010 will be the year of advancement in location-based apps. Sites like Foursquare and Gowalla reared their heads in 2009 and are gaining popularity quickly. Twitter even acquired Mixer Labs to (predictably) create location services for the already popular social site. And sites like SeeClickFix are starting to prove the power of location-based apps to create a better community. It’s hard to deny that location-based apps are the near future (if not now) of social media.
What do you think 2010 holds for social media?
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It’s great to see you blogging.
Great thoughts Eric. There seems to be a huge trend in making advertisements location-aware.
I think 2010 will be the year of re-branding for social media. Since social media is so common, it’s not a term that describes as much as it used too. I think we’re going to see another change in what we call it–hopefully something with deeper roots, such as marketing.
As the mobile and the Internet because more and more a part of our lives, I we’ll soon realized a lot of our older terms are still valid and perhaps more valid than all the flashy new ones.
Cheers and SYNERGY!
Nate