30 years ago we were predicting 2010 to be the year where we would all live a technologically advanced virtual world of our own imagination away from others. Now that we are well and here the reality is that even though technology is advancing wonderfully fast, rather than for us all to say goodbye and live alone online, sites such as Twitter, Myspace and Facebook as forcing interaction online but also encouraging it elsewhere..
"The more people can get their hands on the right info, at home and on the go, the more they date and network and twitter and socialise online, the more likely they are to eventually meet up with friends and followers in the real world." - Trendwatching.com/briefing/massmingling
SOCIAL MEDIA IS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE TO BEGIN WITH
Mass Mingling is a trend that will go places and the briefing online at trendwatching.com, predicts a future of impromptu social meeting organised via Twitter to "generate public attention". And wouldn't it be great if those meetings aimed to bring attention to good causes that need addressing? Whether political, social or environmental?
