Social media is finished. It’s a bold statement I know, so before the backlash, perhaps I should clarify.

By saying it’s finished, what I’m referring to is the networks, infrastructure, tools and technology that underpin our activity on the web’s social spaces.

Within 30 seconds I can record and upload a video to YouTube for the whole world to see – becoming a broadcaster in an instant. I can create my own magazine or newspaper through blogging technology like WordPress and there are tools to curate, aggregate and share content – in effect, I can become a publisher. Read more »