Since Friendster’s founding in 2002, social networking sites have changed quite a bit. Through the rise and development of more and more networks–MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and beyond–we have seen time and time again that social media is a constantly evolving entity, one that’s difficult to pin down easily. 2009 was no different. From the enormous valuations and market-changing acquisitions down to the small ways in which social networking is affecting our lives, 2009 rocked the social Web. Here we look at the ten biggest social media stories of the year.
via vator.tv
2009年ソーシャルメディアの10大ニュース
1. Twitter valuation at $1 billion
2. Facebook buys FriendFeed
3. EA acquires Playfish for $275 million
4. Zynga worth $1 billion
5. MySpace acquires iLike for $20 million
6. MOL acquires Friendster
7. Citizen Journalism
8. The Rise of Augmented Reality
9. Google + Bing go real-time
10. US Government 2.0
個人的には、1.2.7.9.10 あたりかな。
2007年、2008年よりも2009年はエキサイティングでした。
2010年は、さよならデスクトップPC 元年になりそうな気配。