The social media landscape

Social media is exploding, it is difficult to a) choose the platform that best suits you and b) the platform your friends are using. There is little point in building a fantastic profile on a particular platform only to be shunned by all your friends socialising on another social media service.

Of course, the overuse of social media tends to limit social interactions, a certain irony exists in such a domain. The advantage for me is, I have made many friends overseas from travelling, this is a great opportunity for me to keep in touch and communicate with my overseas friends.

Social media is evolving, new platforms are popping up weekly, the take-up of new media is driven by the young upwardly mobile crowd. I am wondering what will evole next, the hardware to run such applications, the social media platforms or limitations of the telecommunications networks?