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

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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. Social Networking in Web 1.0. Social Networking in Web 2.0.

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How to Block Unwanted Bots from Your Website with.htaccess

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Not all bots are benign however.Some bots go through your website looking for web forms and email addresses to send you spam. in addition to "127.0.0.1", the code to use is as follows: Order Deny,AllowDeny from 127.0.0.1Deny from 192.168.1.1 Should I Use PHP or HTML for My Website? Who is this article for? All rights reserved.

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

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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. But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others.