#2011- Wrapping Up and Looking Forward #15

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#2011- Wrapping Up and Looking Forward #15

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On this Year-End Episode of This Week in Social Media, It’s time to look back at the biggest stories of 2011! Robert is joined by Sam Osborn, the show’s producer, as they talk:

Social Media IPO’s
Viral Social Unrest, to include Arab Spring and the Occupy Movement
Government reactions to social media expansion
SOPA
The End of Privacy
The emergence of real competition to Facebook

Also, Robert delivers his predictions for the most important trends of the coming year. Finally, we’d like to hear your thoughts on the most important social media stories of 2011! Tweet us your picks.

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A special thank you to the members of the TWiSM Producer Program! To join them in helping guide the course of the show, go to thisweekinsocialmedia.co

Executive Producer Mary Ann Halford
Associate Producer William Doom
Associate Producer Serena Ehrlich
Supporter Armand Konan

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Philip

Fantastic show! For 2012 I’d add an increasing probability that social media companies and marketers will discover the sixty-five million plus US “boomers and their parents” market. There are currently many organically growing networks serving that very heterogeneous demographic, finding ways to use both social media and gaming apps. 2012 may be a year of consolidation and growth.