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

Both Sides of the Table

ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 MySpace vowed not to create anymore big successes off of their backs that Google could then acquire. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). So … November 2010 and Facebook has 500 million users.

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

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ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. Fox bought MySpace for $580 million and then did a deal with Google worth more than the purchase price to serve up ads. The Past (1985-2002).