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Why Google Fiber? Moat-widening Endeavor & Future of Computing.

Tech Zulu Event

Computers still need web browsers to power HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and many other core web technologies. The first half of the value chain is far more capital-intensive, so they weren’t able to move into those layers until the company grew and matured. Operating system (OS) – computers need an OS to provide a user interface.

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The first 6 steps to homegrowing basic startup analytics | Futuristic Play by @Andrew_Chen

SoCal Delicious

Typically I would start out with a series of pretty plain HTML pages using tables that just print out SQL queries. My professional background is in online ads, social media, and venture capital. December 2006 (17). November 2006 (19). October 2006 (31). September 2006 (9). as you go. Fave books. Contact me.

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

Both Sides of the Table

By the mid-nineties we had the World Wide Web, which gave us a standard way to publish web pages using HTML. Close shop to try and control monetization and you can only rely on your own internal innovation machine & capital. Don’t Stop Believing. Social Networking in Web 1.0: GeoCities, Tripod & Yahoo!