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

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We had to develop whole frameworks of “middleware” to deal with this problem. AJAX was one of the major drivers of the “dot com renaissance” that became known as Web 2.0. Prior to the popularization of smart phones and Facebook we were in a pretty good place on the Web.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

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Facebook is about to try to dominate display ads the way Google dominates text ads - Chris Dixon , May 15, 2010 It is customary to divide online advertising into two categories: direct response and brand advertising. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. they released a new 2.0

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