Take your mind back ten years. You kept in touch with friends and family with lengthy phone calls, text messages and calls were the only reason you used a phone, shopping was done on the high street on a Saturday, and we scarcely knew what the hashtag key was for.<\/p>\n
Just ten years ago Facebook.com was bought<\/strong><\/p>\n Having slowly made its way across the US universities as Thefacebook.com, Facebook purchased the domain Facebook.com for $200,000 in 2005. Later that year, it began to spread worldwide, reaching UK universities in October. Now it is the second most visited website in the world, after Google.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve seen the demise of social networking sites over the years including Friends Reunited and MySpace and seen the rebels of our social groups \u2018quit\u2019 Facebook for varying lengths of time, so will the platform even exist in 2025?<\/p>\n Well, the figures suggest the social network is still growing strong. And with just over\u00a038% of the world\u2019s internet users<\/a><\/u>\u00a0using Facebook, there\u2019s still room for the platform to grow.<\/p>\n There will still be a need for social media but the way we communicate will evolve<\/strong><\/p>\n Facebook claim their mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. Whether we buy into that or not, we\u2019ve all come to rely on Facebook more than any other social network.<\/p>\n We stay connected with friends, family, old school friends and workmates. We upload photos, create events and find out what\u2019s going on in the world. And if anything we look set to use Facebook more and more like the way we communicate evolves.<\/p>\n Imagine consulting with a doctor face-to-face \u2013 just by putting on goggles in your home<\/strong><\/p>\n Facebook already had the purchase of social media platform Instagram under their belts when they acquired WhatsApp in 2014. And after the\u00a0purchase of Oculus Rift<\/a><\/u>\u00a0the virtual reality headset, Facebook also looks set to launch virtual reality gaming. But perhaps we could also be getting together with our friends in Starbucks in virtual reality?<\/p>\n Zuckerberg himself has said: \u201cImagine enjoying a courtside seat at a game, studying in a classroom of students and teachers all over the world or consulting with a doctor face-to-face- just by putting on goggles in your home.\u201d<\/p>\n Wearable tech and connected home devices<\/strong><\/p>\n Already wearable technology such as smartwatches and fitness bands are collecting huge amounts of rich data about their owners so how does this fit into the future of social media marketing?<\/p>\n