StumbleUpon CEO on the Future of Social Networks

Will we see more social networks in the future? Garrett Camp, founder of the discovery engine StumbleUpon, doesn’t think so.

“I think it’s going to be, you’re not on a social network, but you’re using social functionality within existing products,” Camp predicted in our Media Beat interview. “I don’t think there’s going to be as many new social networks pop up as leveraging existing networks like Facebook or StumbleUpon to enhance the experience.”

He offered this example: “You can put one of our StumbleUpon badges on your site, and you’ll get a lot more traffic.