5 Trends on the Social Media Landscape
1. Sharing, Discovery and Curator of Content
examples
- Pinterest (enjoying a surge in uses and buzz)
- Stumble Upon
- Tumbler
2. The convergence of Social/Local/Mobile and Time (SoLoMo/T)
3. Makers Environment-Everyone is a creator/amateur content made in a professional way using technology
examples
- Kickstarter
- Youtube
- Lenovo
- Flip camera
4. Social Commerce or S-Commerce
examples
- Etsy
- Groupon
- Gilt Group
- Amazon.com
- Shop Kick
5. Game Mechanics-The New Solitaire
examples
- Cityville
- Farmville
- Words w/Friends
- Foursquare