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

Both Sides of the Table

Back then were were looking for the same things users look for today – the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences. Third-party software companies will start to offer features to websites to actually drive social features.

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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

As I earlier suggested, part of the problem is due to the organization of Washington, DC, right down to fiscal years and annual budgets. social software tools involves the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander – which is Twittering live from Mars, so to speak. Army, for example. I hope that these trends carry over into STEM education.

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

Both Sides of the Table

We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2).