Comments on: Wanted: New, Shiny Social Media Toy

By: dean collins

dean collins — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:56:31 +0000

Google Wave is vaporware. it's the next Orkut.

It's doesn't even have the most basic hooks built in, and as for monetising third pary apps….forgetaboutit.
http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/googl…

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:03:26 +0000

I think the next big thing will be some sort of mashup between social media and augmented reality. Maybe an iPhone app that shows you a person's twitter feed when you point the camera at them or something.

By: Tsudohnimh

Tsudohnimh — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:56:37 +0000

As for what's next?… My money is on the public release of Google Wave

By: markevans

markevans — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:42:17 +0000

I completely agree with you. My take is Twitter is just scratching the surface of its potential so rather than look ahead to what's next, we should focus on what else we can do with Twitter.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:36:34 +0000

These so called digerati who may be clamoring for the new Twitter just show their total lack of understanding of social media and Twitter in particular. If I see an article that asks "Is xxxx the new Twitter?" I automatically know that it is written by people who don't understand social media for people who don't understand social media.

In my opinion the reason Twitter is popular is because it is an entirely new way of communicating; think email. So if you want to find the next Twitter, look for simple services that empower people to communicate in new ways, not ones that augment existing forms of communication.

By: piers

piers — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:08:02 +0000

Hopefully my current project based around contacts and sharing of contacts.