Social Media Predictions for 2010

January 13, 2010

An interesting outlook for social media in 2010 from Scott Monty:

…it’s clear that people want to connect with others by location, as well as share experiences and seek recommendations by those who are well informed. And whether that means connecting in the communities in which they live or those to which they travel, people will begin to use more of these kinds of services. As an adjunct to location-based social networks, expect location-based search to blossom as well.

With that said, an increase in usage of sites like foursqure and tripit is anticipate.

many in the mainstream still don’t know what an RSS feed is or how to use an RSS reader (or that they simply don’t use one), it’s clear that email subscriptions still rule the roost. Not to mention that email is ubiquitous. It’s just generally accepted that everyone has an email address.

keep your eyes on the mobile space, on fuller integration of PR and marketing, and more focus on quality content in 2010. Overall, the space will begin to show some signs of maturation, and will begin a future trend of being integrated as a part of day-to-day business in many organizations.

Mark Didas

Mark Didas is a marketing entrepreneur. He has combined his years of experience in direct marketing, web development, SEO, social media, and sales to create waveSpawn. waveSpawn provides companies with an affordable alternative to increase visibility, brand recognition, customer base, and ultimately revenue growth through a combination of traditional marketing as well as the latest social media marketing techniques. Mark writes content for a wide variety of media including; blogs, white papers, articles, press releases, marketing collateral, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms.