First, the trend towards mobile will continue with near certainty, since the number of cell phones out there is gigantic. The Internet will not be perceived in 5 years from now as something you get on your computer, instead it will be a Blackberry, iPhone or other smartphone. As a Blackberry user for the past two years, and as a person who has a wife, who is an iPhone fanatic I have seen how many amazing things you can do while away from home. Searching online and finding information that you need is at the touch of your fingers.Second, I feel virtual-reality will become a greater part of social networking, as services such as, OoVoo and Skype become more popular. More people are utilizing the relatively inexpensive video conferencing tools out there to connect with their friends, family, and associates. Video conferencing will lead us using social networking on a three-dimensional level.
Site such as Second Life are only the beginning towards our adaptation to virtual-reality social networking or as I like to call it virtual networking.This type of virtual networking will allow us to not only connect through video, voice, and chat, but add another dimension in our communications with people across the globe. Imagine calling someone from New York and talking to a friend in Tokyo as if they were standing right next to you on Facebook as you browse through your profile and look at your wall.What will the world of 2015 look like in terms of social networking? It is too early to tell, but based on the trends expect to see more mobile applications and virtual networking a stronger part of our everyday social networking experience.