When is it time to jump into yet another social network?

Interesting article on Mashable about the proliferation of social media and which networks we should join.

While you're considering this, why not check out where your username is being used - very interesting.

10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2009

"Social media today is a pure mess: it has become a collection of countless features, tools, and applications fighting for a piece of the pie".

Here's 10 ways in which 'social media' will change in 2009, including the ever elusive ability to generate revenue.

Opinion / Posting icons

The proliferation of blogs and UGC sites has seen the explosion of icons at the footer of pages/articles/comments. Seems to me that this will hit a critical mass at some stage soon with only the fittest surviving.