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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

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encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. It launched open API’s and created a platform whereby third-party developers could come build any app they wanted and Facebook didn’t even want (yet) to take any money from them to do so. Why did Twitter emerge despite Facebook’s dominance?

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

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Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. Developers. While real estate and tourism continue to be strong economic drivers, there is also a thriving business climate developing life-changing technologies. Skip to secondary content. Newsletters. 11 hrs ago. 20 hrs ago.

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

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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. Twitter seems to have become a bit allergic to third-party developers (or maybe vice-versa).