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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

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Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). Social Networking in Web 1.0.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2).