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

Both Sides of the Table

And so it goes with social networking. But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. The Present Era.