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

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asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. By the mid-nineties we had the World Wide Web, which gave us a standard way to publish web pages using HTML. What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future? Social Networking in Web 1.0.

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

Both Sides of the Table

asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. By the mid-nineties we had the World Wide Web, which gave us a standard way to publish web pages using HTML. What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future? Don’t Stop Believing.