Social Media Predictions for 2011What new innovative ideas will the new year bring?

Industries That Need To Embrace Social Media:

• Travel Industry▫ Travel Agents: become more social, offer more

personalized experiences, incentives, engage more• Law Enforcement

▫ Offer emergency information, more visible and interactive with the public

• Small Businesses ▫ Need to continually find new customers and clients, keep

business as transparent as possible • Politicians

▫ need to engage and control information out there regarding themselves, engage with citizens and offer more opinions and

information

•Topguest.com rewards guests for checking in frequently and MySkyStatus keeps everyone in touch while they’re traveling.

Facebook: Will they continue to be a game changer? • Location Based Service

▫Will their deals become a Foursquare killer, depending on how users embrace it?

• Brands will become dissatisfied that all fans flock to Facebook instead of their websites or email subscriptions▫Brands need to embrace Facebook and move most

of their information over to it▫Add loyalty incentives and deals to Facebook

• Will Facebook or businesses create a new platform to exchange more information/recommendations▫This is what businesses are looking for

E-books and Tablets: Will they eventually dominate us all? • E-books sales are going to jump

▫Ability to borrow from libraries, share with other users or join Facebook groups to do so

• Tablets and iPads offer a much better experience▫Magazines, HD television, games, ▫Offer same components computers and laptops do

• Businesses need to begin building apps and sites to be completely compatiblewith tablets and iPads

What are your thoughts?

•What other innovative companies and social media website are going to be the next big thing this year?