Documents. Facebook FAQs and FYIs. Ten Terrific Twitter Lists for IT Pros to Follow. S JUNE 2010 Trend Briefing covering "MASS MINGLING" June - July 2010 | Long gone are the days when 'online' was synonymous with social isolation and loneliness.
In fact, we're now witnessing the exact opposite: technology is driving people to connect and meet up en masse with others, in the 'real world'. It makes for an interesting, easily-digested trend, begging to be turned into new services for your customers. Earlier this year, we touched upon the MASS MINGLING trend in our ‘10 trends for 2010’ briefing, but this phenomenon now warrants its own, full briefing: As predicted by digital gurus more than a decade ago, hundreds of millions of people are now living large parts of their lives online (and lovin’ it!).