I wanted my last blog of 2009 to be unique and memorable, so here you go: It’s not about Tiger Woods! That alone should separate me from every other PR flak writing a blog this month…
What a year it’s been for the PR and communications profession. It’s hard to believe that one year ago I didn’t have a Facebook account and didn’t even know what Twitter was. Now I am Tweeting in real time as part of my daily routine. And I’ve reconnected with dozens of “friends” on Facebook I had forgotten I ever had. I didn’t have an iPhone until August — now I could not and would not ever live without it.
It got me thinking — what is out there right now that I don’t currently know much about or employ in my daily routine, but that will have a major impact on our professional and personal lives in 2010?
Is it an emerging social media site? Could it have something to do with geolocation? Or maybe it’s a new device that we won’t be able to live without. Someone at a communications industry networking event last week suggested it could be the increased use of social bookmarking. I could buy into that theory.
What do you think? Any and all bold predictions welcome!
Also, Happy Holidays to all of our readers and best wishes for a prosperous 2010.
Good point Brian! Amazing how quickly it has changed isn’t it?
My prediction for the coming year is more multi-media everywhere, our PDAs included. We are including transferable video, images, and audio (with embed codes) in much of the digital collateral we work on for clients–it’s handy for those creating on-line content. I think our phones/MP3/camera gadgets will continue to get more and more media friendly. Soon I can return emails on my BB while watching Mad Men and filming my kids. Can’t wait.