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JANUARY 2, 2018
In March 2006, Amazon launched Simple Storage Service (S3). Although few people paid much attention at the time, the announcement of S3 marked the beginning of a great migration of data from on-premises storage to the cloud.
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JUNE 28, 2011
They started by offering cloud storage (S3) on a super cheap, pay-as-you consume basis. Not Google. These funds were active back in 2006 when I was raising money for my second company. They came from a different perspective. They have the mass retailer mentality of “stack ‘em high and sell ‘em cheap.&#
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JUNE 3, 2010
Web-based client for user stream data including Twitter (original focus), FaceBook, MySpace, Google Buzz, FourSquare and many others. Competitors: SmashWords , Google Books. Current round: $8.1mm in Series C by S3 Ventures (lead), Adams Capital Mgmt, Triangle Peak Partners. Estimated 15mm downloads to date.
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DECEMBER 5, 2010
ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. Fox bought MySpace for $580 million and then did a deal with Google worth more than the purchase price to serve up ads. Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 Google turned YouTube into one of the most valuable future Internet properties. The Past (1985-2002).
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