Social Media: A Look at What's to Come


In our look at the operation and effects of social media on our lives, I'm sure many of us have began to question where social media will actually carry us. According to mashable.com, they have outlined 7 technologies that could advance the industry. One piece of tech that stood out for me was Arduino. Arduino is an open source electronic prototyping platform that can be used to report environmental changes. The blog even makes mention of a bakery using the board to tweet when fresh pastries are just coming out the oven. Could you imagine your phone, or laptop automatically updating your Facebook, or Twitter account based upon certain actions?


http://mashable.com/2009/06/01/social-media-future-tech/