Take 2 minutes to reflect on the social media landscape of today

December 7, 2012

With 2013 just on the horizon, now is the time when social media predictions for next year start to surface. In anticipation of this, I’d like to share this interesting infographic from the editors of the Socially Aware Blog, who have looked at how our social media usage habits currently stand – a great way to reflect on the current state of play and to help us forecast the social media developments for the coming year. What are your predictions for the social media landscape in 2013?

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