Tim Hayden from 44Doors gave a presentation at the Social Super Forum about how mobile technology and social media have become interdependent. While social media originally brought similar people together online, it coincided with the rise of smartphones, allowing online connections to extend into the physical world through technologies like QR codes, URLs, SMS, NFC, and digital out-of-home advertising. These bridge the gap between offline and online interactions, making the connection between the two seamless. NFC and digital out-of-home advertising are expected to grow in popularity in 2013.