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The Web is Against the Ropes, But it’s Not Dead

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The topic of whether the web is dead was kicked off by Chris Andersen of Wired Magazine in this article. web storage, elastic computing) from how you consume the Internet as a user (the front end – HTML). Brands took out advertisements espousing their “AOL Keyword.&#. I discussed these issues in the video. . +

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What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

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If you ask me, I think it’s one of the companies that has led and will continue to lead the transformation of media from a lethargic print-based (newspapers, magazines) and linear based (TV) format into the most successful digital media brand of the next decade. Video is the new HTML.” He thinks the very nature of video is changing.

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

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billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere. Don’t Stop Believing.