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Choosing Internet Platforms

SoCal CTO

Especially when there are things like: Amazon S3 / EC2 / AWS outage this morning. application services (security, integration), etc. Most likely, a Level 2 platform's apps also call into the platform via a web services API to draw on data and services. does make it seem like it's a lot of work.

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

Both Sides of the Table

asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. The Bridge Between Online Services & The Internet. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). cheap accessible digital hardware]. The Past (1985-2002).

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

Both Sides of the Table

asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. We were on services called CompuServe and Prodigy. The Bridge Between Online Services & The Internet: AOL. emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future?