While Social Media sites like Instagram and Snapchat have become staples online, new platforms are expected to start emerging for the new year. New platforms can provide people different outlets to connect and businesses new opportunities to market to specific groups. Watching out for the social media sites that start to gain popularity can keep you ahead of the game.

Amazon now offers its own social media platform called Amazon Spark that provides users with a feed of stories and images from Amazon customers. They receive personalized content based on their interests and shop for products while interacting with others on the platform. Users must be prime members to use the site and need to make a minimum amount of purchases.

There are new short video apps and platforms including Lasso and Facecast which allow users to post short content or live stream videos. Lasso focuses mainly on short videos that users can create with different filters and effects while Facecast also has live streams and live video chats as well. Both allow you to view popular videos and meet people with common interests.

Another social media platform called Kik focuses more on messaging and interacting than sharing media content. Kik offers users more privacy than other types of messaging services like on Facebook or Snapchat. Users don’t need a phone number to register and can remain anonymous by simply using a screen name.

Other apps are gaining popularity such as Foursquare Swarm to track places you go and share spots with friends. Vero is another social network that focuses more on social interaction and less on media with more organic connections. Familiarizing yourself with some of these new social network platforms can help you prepare for the next big trend in online marketing.

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