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

Both Sides of the Table

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. In most instances news is now breaking on Twitter and then being picked up by news organizations. provides you.

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

Both Sides of the Table

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. I think this is already becoming obvious.

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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

The government is a Byzantine, reactive organization plagued by its self-imposed hierarchy. As I earlier suggested, part of the problem is due to the organization of Washington, DC, right down to fiscal years and annual budgets. It proposed to fund advertising to encourage young Americans to enter the science and technology workforce.