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Peter Gabriel Joins Net@50 Lineup; Tix Going Fast for July 16 Event

Xconomy

Legendary rock musician and longtime internet evangelist Peter Gabriel has joined the all-star cast of speakers for Net@50 , a historic event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first net message—while also looking ahead to the internet’s next 50 years.

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ProBoards Looks To Revive Online Discussion Boards

socalTECH

In the age of social media, are online discussions boards obsolete? The company said Monday that it is making old social media new again by reinventing online forums, adding such features as single sign-on of users, live search, a new mobile interface, and much more. READ MORE>>.

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Cerf, Kahn, Perlman, Hillis & More at Net@50: Get Tix to Historic Event

Xconomy

The event is called Net@50. At the World Frontiers Forum and Xconomy, we can’t promise to cover everything, but we can deliver an important and historic event that poses such questions and many more. We can also deliver some of the most knowledgeable and informed speakers and guests to provide at least some of the answers. It takes place the.

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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

Both Sides of the Table

Palm (acquired by HP ) – In our interview we talked about how transformational mobile computing is and why it’s different than web computing (e.g. If this figure is accurate – it’s certainly a very large business even when you look at net revenues. Segment Two: “Deal of the Week”. Yes, that’s right.

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Special Report 2069: Predicting the Internet’s Next 50 Years

Xconomy

Join Xconomy and World Frontiers Forum on July 16 for Net@50 , an event exploring the internet’s past and future. [ Editor’s note: This is part of a series examining the internet’s first 50 years and predicting the next half century.

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U.K. Slaps Maximum Fine of $645,000 on Facebook for Privacy Violations

Xconomy

The company’s net income in the second quarter alone was more than $5 billion. The purpose of the U.K.’s s enforcement actions is to change the behavior of organizations that mishandle the sensitive private information of individuals, but the fine announced Thursday represents a minuscule fraction of Facebook’s (NASDAQ: FB ) earnings.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

I have to say that it has netted far more than I would have thought. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking?

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