Though social networking can be called a second life and is growing in popularity it is still a long ways off from being real life. Social networking is ever changing based on wants from the population. First people play Farmville then they go to another game like Pocketgod. The games people play are ever changing as they get bored with it; this is the same with social sites. As the years go by even they will go out of fashion like platform boots or frilled shirts they will disappear for awhile. Then 40-50yrs later something new but based on the old will come into style yet again. It is a never ending cycle because there is only so many ideas before ideas repeat.
A very recent example of something old being turned into something new are TV shows. Two TV shows in particular. Voltron and Thundercats the 2010-2011 versions are remakes of very old shows that i use to watch as a child. Facebook will probably die like these shows as people become bored and turn to a newer social network.
I believe in time social networking will die. People will turn to a newer resource similar to Kinect to communicate and create their second lives. Kinect is a wonderful social experience using a motion sensing camera to actually increase your experience as you play. With this in mind social networking sites will become online video chats with across country games and translators so people can talk and understand each other.
Again this my opinion and it is based on personal experience. I have played Facebook for many years and now I rarely if ever play Facebook any more.
Interesting that you would suggest that something like Kinect will be the next big thing. I have seen other articles that mention that Facebook has about five years before something replaces it just as Facebook replaced MySpace.
ReplyDeleteI can't see Kinect replacing something like Facebook. I work at a used video game and dvd store and its insane how many used Kinects we have. People buy them, play with them twice then get did of them. I haven't sold a single unit since I worked there. It's a gimmick tech that won't last long.
ReplyDeleteI wish a newer form of communication would emerge soon that would address the issue of privacy. I like Facebook but lack of privacy is the issue!!
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