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

Both Sides of the Table

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. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). Social Networking goes Real Time.

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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

A colleague working at the National Science Foundation said to me, "The lag time between fundamental idea and marketable product is usually longer than policymakers are willing to consider." It proposed to fund advertising to encourage young Americans to enter the science and technology workforce. You can affect this process.

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

Both Sides of the Table

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. Social Networking goes Real Time: Twitter.