Facebook is now clearly become king. What will happen next in the world of social networking? What will happen to Bebo? Then what about MySpace? Is Facebook so postpone the IPO?
Here are six predictions about the world of social networking in 2011, which quoted VIVAnews from Mashable.com:
1. Google (still) failed to build a social networking service
Who does not know Google. He dominates the Internet search engine. He also mastered the mobile world with the Android. Oh, one more, he has a YouTube video of the largest property website on the Internet. But, why Google never seamless effort while building social networking services. Google Google Buzz Wave and closed by itself without clarity and purpose.
Built from a number of services, Google is always referring to the two keys: the speed and efficiency, which are both judged to be too important in the social networking world. Google for example +1, a large component of Google's social networking, which provides social toolbar to allow users on the sidelines of social networking activity. The result, nil. Therefore, if you want to survive, must optimize Google search services in the social realm this year.
2. MySpace sold?
Despite being dressed up under the front of the back, still declining popularity of MySpace. Improvisation on a 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 battered.
Not a few who predicts MySpace will "disperse" 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, the possibility that will appear on the cover or diakuisis MySpace
3. Bebo has a new owner (again)
Bebo had to swallow a bitter pill for a crossed the globe 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 Criterion Capital Partners. Despite the shuffling, the new owners immediately took Kevin Bachus, co-creator of Microsoft's Xbox and returned bringing Bebo founder Michael Birch as an advisor as well as investors.
Not much changes, still shrink Bebo. Criterion Capital Partnerts ketar-ketir and started looking for fresh funds for new investment, at least to reduce the huge losses. Even if fresh funding was obtained, it is estimated Bebo Criterion will continue to sell this year.
Many people hope that Bebo fell into the hands of the right this year. Most likely, and it seems it is true, will return to the fold Bebo Birch own and start from scratch.
4. There was no Facebook IPO in 2011
Rumors of an IPO (initial public offering) that hit Facebook has been busy since 2007. Since then, the media kept waiting for the day when the right time for Mark Zuckerberg to open up the 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 money in abundance. He is more likely to delay gratification with a stay in a regular house for years.
- The secondary market such as Sharespost has changed the game for fresh investment to pocket. Facebook too, do not need an IPO if solely for investment only.
- Zuckerberg did not see any advantage to the IPO. In fact, the IPO will be a lot of documents, headache, and supervision. He wanted to postpone it as long as possible.
- Facebook was not ready for an IPO. "Facebook is still to benefit from growth in business this year," said Business Week.
So, as long as the company's growth metrics are still strong, then there will be no IPO in the body of Facebook and Facebook do not need a common market. Possible predicted saturation point came in 2012.
5. Twitter will be boring!
Many people who think Twitter is not a part of social networking. However, there is no harm if we present the predictions about the year 2011. Unfortunately, it does not bring news of interest: Twitter will be boring this year.
Of course, Twitter is still launching a number of new features to the front, followed by a decline in senior executive or regeneration. This always happens to businesses that have been mature. 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. The next year, Twitter will be one of social media services of the dullest among others. But, Twitter okay with that possibility.
6. Social networking trends 2011: Mobile Photo
"We are in a unique time now since the presence of dual-camera, on the front and rear, supported also 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 Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Pokorny said optimistically publications in social networking has evolved from the desktop (the blog) to the phone (tweet), then to the smartphone (pictured). When photography in social networking is relatively new, which is dominated Flickr and Facebook, the new mobile photography once it blooms, thanks to the presence Instagram, PicPlz, Path, and Dailybooth. Services such as Tumblr, Gowalla, Posterous, and Foursquare only encourage this trend further.
Year 2011 will be the year in which the boom of mobile images began to be felt. These services 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.
Facebook was expected to follow this trend by enriching the platform Places with mobile photo-sharing features that are easier and simpler. (umi)