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

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What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers.

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Most Startups Should be Deer Hunters

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When you start your company the very first question you need to ask yourself is which kind of customers do you want to serve. Many start-ups (and even growth firms) lack this discipline and they therefore serve customers off all sizes. These are really massive customers. We knew how to land huge corporate customers.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

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Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Putting customers first. Legendary customer support. Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. Innovative.

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Interview with Edward Park, Insteegram

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When they first started the business, we actually signed up as a customer of theirs to offer perks to our employees. Edward Park: One problem with Internet 2.0 has been a reliance on advertising revenue. was community and content, we think Web 3.0 They are really leaders here in Silicon Beach. What's next on your horizon?

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Interview with Sunil Rajaraman, Scripped

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Scripped (www.scripped.com) is applying the world of Web 2.0 There are also others who are doing advertisements with short video. We're always interested in how technology is influencing the business of Hollywood, and recently ran across Los Angeles-based Scripped. We're targeting any company producing any short form video.

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TechZulu Live to Premiere "TZLaw" at 5:15 p.m. PT Thursday, October 7, with IP Attorney Denise Grayson of "The Social Network"

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The production and marketing of the film (made from a script written by Aaron Sorkin based on the book "Accidental Billionaires" by Ben Mezrich) itself breaks new legal ground in the area of life rights, the First Amendment and Facebook's decision not to accept advertising for the film.

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The End of the Web? Don’t Bet on It. Here’s Why

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Social media will be pervasive in the enterprise and is primarily driving by customer interactions. When asked what their objectives are they cite some form of “improving customer communications” by a long margin. AJAX was one of the major drivers of the “dot com renaissance” that became known as Web 2.0.

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