Social Discovery: The Search for Personalized Recommendations

By Toni Adams posted April 6, 2012, 2:35 pm | 0

Is Social Discovery the next big thing in Social Media? This form of online exploration uses social media sites as touchpoints to learn about new products and services. Users tout their latest finds by sharing, pinning or tweeting the information to personalized networks of friends and followers. Sites such as Pinterest, Tagged and You Tube are becoming the “go to” place for finding personalized recommendations from like minded individuals.

So what are people discovery online and where are they finding it? This infographic charts the rising players in the field of Social Discovery.