(fig 1 XKCD – Online Communities 2007 – The changing Social Media Landscape)

In 2007 a XKCD created a map of the social media landscape (fig 1) and in 2010 XDCD have updated the map (fig 2). The interesting feature of the map is how some social media applications have fallen from grace and others have taken off. The most striking change is Facebook, twitter and Youtube…Also another map inspired by the XKCD map was also published by Flowtown (fig 3)

I wonder what will change in the next 3 years?

(fig2 – XKCD – Online Communities 2010 – The changing Social Media Landscape)

The Flow Town Map has some feature that the XKCD map does not have such as Wikis, and porn/Dating section. Both maps give some really great insights into the Changing Social Media Landscape. truth is nobody knows where the internet is going because we are making it up as we go along!

(fig 3 -The Flow Town Map – The changing Social Media Landscape)

Flowtown – Social Media Marketing Application