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

Both Sides of the Table

What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. Social Networking in Web 2.0: The Present Era.

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Where LinkedIn Works for Me

SoCal CTO

Sometimes, Ill use LinkedIn to contact my network, but mostly I still just go to their profile and email them. When I was looking for speakers for an event last fall on Web 2.0 , LinkedIn was a great way to reach out. When I was looking for speakers for an event last fall on Web 2.0 , LinkedIn was a great way to reach out.

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Interview with David Sacks, Geni and Yammer

socalTECH

David has a unique perspective on the Southern California technology environment, having been the COO of PayPal before its acquisition by EBay, and having had the full Silicon Valley experience. You could just sit and add people to your own family tree program, but people hadn't applied Web 2.0-style,

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Inventing Stuff, Obviously Impossible?

Frank Addante

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Even with my current company, StrongMail Systems ( Startup 5.0 ), an email infrastructure company, there were a number of skeptics.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Be Best at Something

Frank Addante

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. We can solve so many different problems with email delivery ranging from performance to reliable email delivery to dynamic content.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: The Kool-Aid Test: “Why do I need anything? Why do I need yours? Why do I need it now?"

Frank Addante

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. I need to send marketing, e-commerce or e-statements emails to my customers to drive revenue or reduce costs. Zondigo, Inc.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 1.0: “The Bug Bite” - The Internet Needs a Card Catalogue (I guess that’s a search engine)

Frank Addante

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. At Starting Point, 100% of the interaction with our users/customers was via email. Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Be scrappy.

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