Showering us with augmented reality contact-lenses so we'll be able to see geolocation-facebook. I.e. look out the window of my office and see conversations between people and join in if I must.<p>Wait. Facebook isn't <i>that</i> awesome. :)
It will merge with the gov't - your ID/DL and FB will be closely related, it will enter many verticals (e.g. compete with LinkedIn in the professional networking space), it will seek to impact more deeply by blurring the line between virtual and real life, it will start selling discount stuff (like Groupon) to kids. It will basically become the MS of web 2.0<p>But then again, I have <i>no</i> idea! :)
As Google has become THE search engine, Facebook will be THE social networking site (which it already is). I don't think it will get bigger than being a social networking tool, and on the other end of the scale I highly doubt it will end up like MySpace...
I dun think it will go. It will be an essential part of our lives (just like google now), but it definitely won't receive so much hype.<p>When Facebook IPOs in the near future, lots of talent will leave to pursue other lucrative opportunities.
I'd say the mobile Facebook app or site will be improved a lot. Messages will be used instead of texting in a lot of cases. It will have video chat integrated.<p>Search will be better too.
Having finally incorporated email for all users, in five years time, they'll finally be bothering with voice chat. And all its users will think Facebook invented the idea.