So far I’ve been compared to Carnac The Magnificent regarding some of my predictions posted last night but a very interesting piece at ClickZ by Mark Kingdon caught my eye today and had me thinking I was on the right track with my first prediction:

“Niche Social Media Sites Achieve Critical Mass: I touched on this topic in my last column, but it’s worth revisiting as vertical (or special interest) social networking sites are getting traction. Senior citizens, pregnant mothers, pet owners, wine collectors, sports fanatics, and adventure travelers are all examples of passionate communities offering opportunities. Look for lots of merger and acquisition activity in this space in the coming year as companies try to build their communities — fast. Why? Any media property or entertainment company with a connected audience is quickly developing communities. People want to connect and they generate a lot of page views when they do.”

This statement had me thinking back to our Wine 2.0 chat in December where this very subject came up. Hmm, most interesting and I seem to be right in the middle of the action… cool