On the heels of Los Angeles' 140 Characters Conference, Seesmic founder Loïc Le Meur gives us "30 predictions for the future of Twitter."

Among them are:

• Twitter will replace SMS for millions of people;


• Twitter might replace chat for many people, too;


• public e-commerce status updates won't work because buying things is very intimate;


• live reviews of any place and product will deeply influence it;


• promos by brands and retailers will have big success for last-minute deals;


• talking to shops and restaurants via Twitter will become standard and will get opt-in coupons as we enter a shop, based on location;


• Twitter won't display ads in your main feed;


• other revenue opportunities, such as pro accounts for businesses, will pop up;


• there will be a few alternatives for niche search, such as brand monitoring.

Check out Le Meur's video:





What are your Twitter predictions?

Andréa Maria Cecil is managing editor at the Central Penn Business Journal. She is a 31-year-old native New Orleanian who is obsessed with how gadgets and technology can make you more efficient.

- I don't see Twitter integrating advertising, either, as that's the founders' decision--so it should stick.
- I agree that Twitter or some other startup will offer what coTweet is doing for free.
- I think he should have evaluated the impact that foursquare might have on restaurants and businesses.
- Lastly, I don't think Twitter will eliminate IM, SMS, etc., as there will always be people who don't have an interest in Twitter.