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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 Will Split Into Layers.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

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Mayer on her first 100 days at Yahoo: ‘This job was tailor-made for me’ 1 day ago. Advertise on VentureBeat. VentureBeat | News About Tech, Money and Innovation. Whats Hot Menu. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. what’s hot? Star Trek Contest. Primary Menu. Skip to primary content. Newsletters. 11 hrs ago.

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

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billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere. GeoCities, Tripod & Yahoo!