January 18, 2007 1:10 PM PST
Will social media influence your shopping habits? If IconNicholson--a digital design firm that couples technology and retail shopping--is correct, sites like Facebook and MySpace will influence what you buy. At the National Retail Federation annual conference in New York, IconNicholson showed off a store concept where you could walk in alone and meet your friends inside.
At the mall of the future, your friends will be able to come with you via a computer terminal--to vote on what you're trying on. And, if you're lucky, your pals may even buy it for you and then IM you through the mirror to tell you about it.
Photo by Larry Dignan/ZDNet
