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

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asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. Does Facebook have a permanent dominance of the future given their 500m users? .&# 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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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. And so it goes with social networking. But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others.