Fred Stutzman on the future of social networks

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).