Fred has written a ton of great articles on the nature of social networks, and what works and doesn’t.
This article (link below) gives me pause to my thinking that the trend is towards a ‘me and mine’ ring-fenced social network. But, at the same time, does a good job of showing that Social Relevance is something a mobile can do quite well.
Read this guy to understand more about different types of social networks and how the type of network affects its longevity and use.
Link: Unit Structures: Social Network Transitions:
I’m almost certain that the experience will be mobile based, incorporating geolocational data and personal beacons. We’ll still want a rich social experience, but this experience will be secondary to the core situationally relevant need answered by the site (be it positional data or otherwise).
thanks for yet another interesting site to subscribe to.