2013年值得关注的七大社交网络

明日之星

    2010年12月，一个尚且鲜为人知、提供各种古怪、复古的滤镜的照片分享应用宣布迎来了自己的第一百万名用户。如今，两年时间过去了，当时还默默无闻的Instagram已经成为了一个社交媒体巨人，用户群已经超过1亿人。每秒钟都有约58张照片上传到Instagram上。

    尽管Instagram的增长与Facebook的收购有很大关系，但现实情况是，在仅仅几个月之内，预计还会涌现出新的社交媒体领袖。那么2013年的社交媒体业会呈现什么样的景象呢？我们提前来预测一下。

    尽管这些社交媒体平台非常多样化，但目前它们都在把社交网络推向更深、更专门的方向，其中既有像Medium一样注重思考性的平台，也有像Pheed一样的娱乐性平台。2013年，Facebook仍将是社交媒体业的霸主，Twitter将会继续繁荣，Google+也会积累大量用户。不过在这些全能型社交网络的阴影之下，还有些专门型社交网站也正在迅速发展。

The next big thing -- maybe

    In December 2010, a little-known app for sharing photos with funky, retro filters announced it had signed up its millionth user. Fast forward two years, and Instagram is a social media titan, with more than 100 million users. Some 58 photos are uploaded to the service every second.

    While Facebook's acquisition had a lot to do with Instagram's growth, the reality is that new social media leaders are now emerging in a matter of months, not years. So what does 2013 hold for the social media landscape? Here's a look into the crystal ball.

    As diverse as these platforms are, they are all taking social networking into deeper, more focused directions: from cerebral platforms like Medium to entertainment-based networks like Pheed. Facebook will continue to reign supreme in 2013, Twitter will thrive and Google+ will accrue critical mass. But in the shadow of these all-purpose social networks, some truly exciting specializations are underway.