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

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I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 And so it goes with social networking.

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Geni Expands Virtual Gifts

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In addition, the firm said it will provide advance purchase discounts to the gifts--which normally cost a $1 each--so that if users purchase 10 or 20 gifts, they get half off the price. Geni runs a Web 2.0-style style site to help people create family trees and connect with relatives through social networking features.

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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I hear from several sources that Sequoia is very active in the market aggressively chasing several deals and even driving up prices on some early-stage deals. And Ron Conway has proclaimed that he wants to do up to 40-50 rapid-fire deals in the next 18 months in what is becoming known as the “real time web” (e.g. Seems an obvious fit.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

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My partnership was pretty bearish and scratched our heads a bit at price tags. The following is a 2-week graph of the end-of-week price of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) in Autumn 2008. You would think it would be better for M&A to be more active when the markets are down – better prices. And Social.

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Where LinkedIn Works for Me

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Sometimes, Ill use LinkedIn to contact my network, but mostly I still just go to their profile and email them. When I was looking for speakers for an event last fall on Web 2.0 , LinkedIn was a great way to reach out. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

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Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. to help bloggers and blog readers with comments. How do you use LinkedIn?

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