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DECEMBER 5, 2010

encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. Facebook had grown stratospherically from 2004-2007 to 100 million users and was everything that MySpace wasn’t. Lesson learned (to me at least) – let people get stinking rich off your platform and tax ‘em later.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. Why did Twitter emerge despite Facebook’s dominance? asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. Enter Facebook.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

For decades the “layering&# of technology has allowed us to develop IT systems and networks in a specialized way that let’s best-of-breed technology solutions to emerge at each layer of the stack and to allow people with different skill sets to specialize in key areas without having to have competence in every technology arena.

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