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

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encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. It was: up-market, exclusive, urban, elite, aesthetically pleasing, ad-free and users were verified. Lesson learned (to me at least) – let people get stinking rich off your platform and tax ‘em later. ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google].

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

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encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google].

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Data is the Next Major Layer of the Cloud & A Major Victory for Startups

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I’m just listed who I perceive as the market leaders. That is excluding a single line of code or paying any salaries. At the time we viewed Amazon’s offering, EC2 as too nascent. Public stock market trades by senior executives of corporations. Cloud Data Platform. Think about it. Business Logic.

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