There is more than just Facebook!

This is a discussion of Chapter 8 titled Niche Innovators in the book, Secrets of Social Media Marketing by Paul Gillin.  I enjoyed this chapter because it discussed some of the other social media sites out there that people are using.  It also made me think about the future of social media and will it be more niche than it is now?  Nothing lasts forever, as the saying goes, the reign of Facebook will eventually come to an end.  It also discussed some social sites that I had not heard of and I enjoyed looking at some of these.  For example, I was not familiar with Gather, but it could be an alternative to Facebook  and although the site was fun to explore, it didn’t really seem to offer anything more special then looking at any other news source.  Some of social sites mentioned in this chapter I am familiar with and use often.  I am a member of several Meetup groups and I check Zillow frequently to see the value of my home.  I think we will just have to wait and see which direction social media will take!