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

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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6 Growth Challenges That Every Good Startup Will Face

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm. An expanding customer base demands better support.

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6 Reasons Your Hockey Stick Growth Curve Can Go Flat

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm. An expanding customer base demands better support.

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Topspin Rolls Out Music Marketing Software, To Some

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The firm said that it has commercially released its software, which helps artists generate demand from fans via direct marketing, social networking and other online channels, widgets, as well as email campaigns. The firm is backed by Redpoint Ventures and The Foundry Group, and its CEO is Ian Rogers, former GM of Yahoo Music.

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7 New Business Ideas Whose Time Has Come and Gone

Startup Professionals Musings

By definition, these are all really thinly disguised Internet search engines, provided by or competing against the 500 or more existing search engines already out there, including Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. Yet another social networking site. Most of these will fail, or never turn a profit. Jump into the new sharing economy.

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6 Growth Barriers Most Startups Don’t See Coming

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm. An expanding customer base demands better support.

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Is Your Business Ready For Curves In The Road Ahead?

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm. An expanding customer base demands better support.

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