What Does The Future Hold For Social Media?

One aspect of social media that I am quite confident in predicting its future would have to be it's integration with smart phones. I have already touched on it in this blog, stating that it may just be ruining normal human interaction. Noff (2011), also agrees with that notion and believes that in the future 'Human Relationships will no longer be as physically dependent.' 

In the future though, I don't see this obsession going away. Smart phones are here to stay and this idea of everything being mobile is exciting. Now in one device you can make payments and transactions, hold plane tickets, stay constantly connected with everyone and do pretty much just about anything else.

Quek (2012), claims that the latest upgrades and plans for smart phones are 'just a peek at the future which our smartphone can promise.' Meaning that there are still so many things that our phones may be able to do that we can't even imagine. 

Facebook's fate is a little harder to predict. It is the most popular social media site on the internet but because it is so popular, more and more copy cat sites continue to be made. I always thought MySpace was popular when I was 15 and then I blinked and Facebook was suddenly all the rage. Maybe Facebook will be the next MySpace and get left behind.

All in all, social media is here to stay. No matter what sites people are using, this constant need to be in contact with everyone will not go away. Smart phones are only going to improve and they are a portal to these social networking sites and apps.