Module 7-Post #3

What Does Big Data Mean for the Future of Social Media?

http://www.smartdatacollective.com/ryank/358334/what-does-big-data-mean-future-social-media

This article discusses the challenges that have faced social media sites, and the challenges they face in the future. Although, the popularity of these sites is growing, the money does not necessarily show that. Revenue growth is not increasing like it has been predicted. However, "big data" might change that. With more information, the social media sites are able to do more with it and capitalize on it. The biggest problem that they face is that most of the data that is collected is spontaneous and hard to make useful. I thought that this article was interesting because it shows monetary side to the future of social media.