Is 2008 the year of Social Networking? Sure, before 2008 we had MySpace, LinkedIn, and Facebook – but doesn’t it seem like things really exploded this year like never before?

Now you can also be found on FriendFeed, Twitter, Identi.ca, Pownce, Tumblr, Plurk, Brightkite, and probably a few dozen more. A few days ago I learned about Kwippy, and today I just learned about a new one called Chi.mp that is currently in Alpha (because Beta just isn’t good enough anymore).

This is a picture I linked to from my Tumblr page on January 3rd, 2008. I felt like this picture really said what the article title claimed “This Is How The Internet Is Describe In One Photo.” Of course, now I can think of a lot of things missing from the photo. My perspective has changed quite a bit in 6 months, but then again, so has the scene of Social Media.

Do you have any opinions about where you think this is going, or how you feel about making your life a collection of data streams? I’d love to hear it!