6 Forecast of Social Networking in 2011

1. Google (still) failed to build a social networking service
Who does not know Google. He dominates the search engine on the Internet. He also mastered the world of mobile with Android. Oh, one more, he has a YouTube, the largest video property site on the Internet. But, why Google's effort is never smooth, while building a social networking service. Google Google Buzz Wave and closed by itself without clarity and purpose.

From a number of services have built up, Google is always based on two keys: the speed and efficiency, which both judged to be too important in the world of social networking. For example, Google +1, major component of Google in social networking, social toolbar that provides a better user experience on the sidelines of social networking activity. Result, nil. Therefore, if you want to survive, Google must optimize its search services in the social realm this year.

2. MySpace sold?
Although dressed up and down front and back, the popularity of MySpace still declining. Improvisation on the rubric and features in it does not help MySpace to last longer. Although the dismissal was victorious as a place of social entertainment, now can not be denied, MySpace bruised.

Not a few who predicts MySpace will be "disbanded" alias out of business. It's just that we never know when that time will come. It is not possible valuable property owned MySpace assessed by someone out there. Thus, it is likely to appear on MySpace between closed or acquired.

3. Bebo has a new owner (again)
Bebo was a bitter pill to swallow for traveling in the world of social networking. When Bebo came in 2006, he was staying digadang will become a "powerhouse" for social networking. In 2008, AOL mengakuisisinya with a value of U.S. $ 850 million, the price is fantastic, even too high.

However, six months later, AOL sold Bebo for U.S. $ 10 million to the Criterion Capital Partners. Though hobbled, the new owners immediately took Kevin Bachus, co-creator Microsoft Xbox and again bringing Bebo founder Michael Birch as an advisor as well as investors.

Not many changes, Bebo still shrinking. Criterion Capital Partnerts ketar-ketir and began to seek fresh funds for new investment, at least to reduce the huge losses. Even if fresh funding is obtained, is expected to remain will sell Bebo's Criterion this year.

Many people hope for Bebo fell into the hands of the right this year. The biggest possibility, and it seems it is true, Bebo will return to the bosom of Birch own and start from scratch.

4. No IPOs Facebook in 2011
Rumors of an IPO (initial public offering) that blew up had been busy since 2007. Since then, the media kept waiting for the day when the right time for Mark Zuckerberg to open up an initial public offering.

There are several reasons that roughly into consideration the young millionaire is to not collect money in public markets, namely:

- Zuckerberg is known as a simple and not interested in the money supply. He is more likely to delay satisfaction with living in ordinary homes over the years.

- The secondary market such as Sharespost has changed the game for fresh investment to pocket. Up too, do not need an IPO if solely for investment only.

- Zuckerberg did not see any advantage with the IPO. In fact, the IPO will be a lot of paperwork, headaches, and supervision. He wanted to postpone it as long as possible.

- Facebook was not yet ready for IPO. "Facebook is still to benefit from growth in its business this year," said Business Week.

So, during the company's growth metrics are still strong, then there will be no IPO in the body up and up does not require the general market. The possibility of its saturation point is predicted to come in 2012.

5. Twitter will be boring!
Many people who think Twitter is not part of social networking. However, there is no harm if we present the predictions about the year 2011. Unfortunately, do not bring exciting news: Twitter will be boring this year.

Of course, Twitter still launch some new features to the front, followed by a decline in senior executive or regeneration. This always happens in a mature business. Now Twitter has received an injection of funds used to build ad platform and redesign.

However, Twitter is predicted to focus on advertising and launching platform features that support its business alone. It will make its growth slow. Year ahead, Twitter will be one social media service that most boring of the other. But, Twitter okay with that possibility.

6. Trends in social networking 2011: Mobile Photo
"We're in a unique time now since the presence of dual-camera mobile phone, on the front and rear, also supported by the broadband network that allows photos to be shared easily via social networking in real-time," said Brian Pokorny, CEO Dailybooth on the sidelines of the presentation.

Yes, on the sidelines of the event Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Pokorny said optimistically publications in social networking has evolved from the desktop (blog) to the phone (tweet), then to a smartphone (pictured). When photography in social networking is relatively new, which is dominated Flickr and Facebook, mobile photography has only one blossom, thanks to the presence Instagram, PicPlz, Path, and Dailybooth. Services such as Tumblr, Gowalla, Posterous, and Foursquare only further encourage these trends.

Year 2011 will be the year in which the boom of mobile images began to be felt. The service will be used massively as high users of smartphones in the world. Textual Services (tweet) will slowly be abandoned and began to migrate to the visual service (photo) so that users feel closer to her friends.

Up was expected to follow this trend by enriching the platform Places with a mobile photo-sharing features that are easier and simpler.

 

Here is the new forecast,All social media will be boring after 2015

 

Good one. Especially twitter.