And the Future of Social Media Is.......

What is the Future 5 to 10 years down the road for social media? According to Gerd Leonhard at the 2009 PICNIC conference in Amsterdam, the future is one of changing the world's operating system to an "Open System". By this Gerd means that we will all become 'broadcasters' and to connect, we need to be in an open mode. Now what does open mean? Open is trusting more strangers, communicating while we 'broadcast' to people we've never seen but that we have accepted in some way or another. Gerd said 'knowledge grows when shared' and I think this is the best statement from the video. In fact, this is what I will use to reflect on the future changes of technology. The more we share, the more we will obtain knowledge. Instead of 'broadcasting', Gerd uses the term 'peer-caster' since we as individuals will be sending information (knowledge) to our peers. Check out the video as it is fodder for thought.