What will the future hold for social media?

And now a quick look at what experts think the future will bring to social media:

• Harvard pulls out its crystal ball and predicts six social media trends of 2010. [Harvard Business]
• Seesmic founder Loic Le Meur goes ultra lo-fi and introduces 30 ideas likely to be on Twitter’s forecast. [Mashable]
• The powers that be believe social network powerhouses will be more willing to join forces. Allegedly, Facebook and Myspace are already conspiring to take over the world wide web. [CNET.com]
• As social media networks look to consolidate, they may find newer ways to zero in on their audience. Buddy Media went as far as to create a social media network specifically for advertising and PR agencies to track their clients more easily. [PR Web]