I’m calling it: Social networking is over

Originally shared by Mike Elgan

I’m calling it: Social networking is over

(Read my column http://goo.gl/I10wwL )

And just like that, social networking is no more. The sites formerly known as social networks are pivoting to something else.

It was great while it lasted, but social networking is going away.

A few years ago, social networking was the center of the known universe. “Social” served as linguistic pixie dust that magically transformed any boring old thing into something relevant.

Call me Debbie Downer, but I’m here to tell you that those days are over.

Here’s who’s killing social networking and why:

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3062925/social-media/im-calling-it-social-networking-is-over.html

#socialnetworking #facebook #socialmedia

(Photo shows an art piece by the Cuban artist Kcho, animation taken with permission of the Kcho museum.)

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