i hate these of kinds where your asked to predict the future of something. but here it goes…
social media is expanding and growing fast with the rise and fall of networking sites, ”flavor of the week” sites, and people living their lives on line. for the future of social media, i think their might be hyper local networking sites being popular with neighborhoods having their own networking sites that are used for reporting crime, invites for parties or get together, exchanging recipes, etc. i also think niche networking sites could be big where certain types of audiences (foodies, comicbook geeks, fetishes) with the same interests are together with other like-minded people, instead of different crowds of people. facebook won’t stay at the top forever, because i think the next big thing is coming. twitter, for all we know, could evolve into a facebook like site because it already has the audience and is only going to get bigger.
whether you use it or not, social networking is here to stay. it is ingrained in daily culture and for some it has become second nature.