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

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ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. While you dialed AOL to get on the Internet, the goal of AOL was to keep you locked into their proprietary content and thus earned the classification of “walled garden.&# They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc.

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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

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They started by offering cloud storage (S3) on a super cheap, pay-as-you consume basis. Not Google. The larger ones also do more to hold CEO summits, create recruiting databases, set up email distribution lists, create pools of stock options that can be shared across companies, etc. They came from a different perspective.

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Please email us reach@techzulu.com. Now all we need is YOU to: Join us! Partner with us! Get A Demo Table). Want to Sponsor? We currently have sponsorship slots open If you would like to be part of this amazing event and show your support for Community.

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

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ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 The Past (1985-2002). It isn’t new stuff.