If one thing’s certain about the future of the social media web, it’s that it’s going to become more locally oriented.

Whereas in the past, people have flocked en masse to global platforms like Facebook and MySpace, the coming years will bring more location-based programs, such as Foursquare, that provide a direct link to your surroundings. (Still waiting on that Twitter geolocation deal.)

Mobile apps are likely to be the next growth area for location-based social media. In fact, if you live in a big city, it’s likely that local developers have created various smartphone apps to help you get around town, share restaurant recommendations, interact with the local media, and so forth.

But with so many hundreds of thousands of apps out there, how do you find ones that are relevant to where you live?

Set for launch next month, Appify will help users find city-specific apps and promote the ones they like to friends.

For example, Postabon allows New Yorkers to find in-store deals within walking distance. BikeFixTO helps Toronto cyclists find places to get their rides repaired.

In Kansas City, where Locker Partner is based, there aren’t too many local-centric apps beyond the basics: weather, news, sports. But as the iPhone-equipped 1960s Buick in the photo that started this entry shows, we’re getting there.

Photo taken with my iPhone at 18th and Wyandotte in the Crossroads District.

Via RWW.