Social media trends and tools crop up every single day. Every single one is the next big thing..

1. Top Social Media Trends in 2012

2. Online shopping is the buzz of the town.

3. Smart TV content through tablets and smartphones allows
viewers to interact and share their experiences with each other.

4. Through social media, consumers can not only connect
with the world but also chronicle their life stories or even
share individual experience in more creative ways.

5. Browser gaming is in and downloading games are out. Consumers
are shifting to social gaming fast for greater and richer experience.

6. The search results are getting more personalized with a hint
of social search as the next big thing in the times to come.

7. Businesses are now realizing to treat social media sites like Twitter,
YouTube or Facebook more as ‘channels of communication’ with
their consumers as less as advertising media.

8. How will you create a buzz on social media this 2012?
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