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

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Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. 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 ). asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. The Past (1985-2002).

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Twitter Networks are Different than Social Networks

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They “don’t care what people ate for lunch.&# They’re fine on their existing social networks, which these days mostly means they’re happy with Facebook. Traditional social networks are more restricted to people whom I already know and information and updates are less discoverable.

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Advertising Wants to be Measurable – An Investment Thesis

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But of course Google eventually became the massive winner in this category. I believe that many social networks confused this idea. I believe it is the new form of RSS – the place people go to find out what is happening in the latest news. I covered that topic in my Twitter is RSS post.

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The Men of Pinterest

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The inspiration for this blog post via a recent Tweet , Hunter is a force of good at Youtube and Google. is a well respected author, photographer and consultant but he’s also generally a great guy to follow on any social network. Instead, let’s talk about the men of Pinterest. The few, the proud, the Peen-terest. Hunter Walk.

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

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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 ). asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. Social Networking in Web 1.0:

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

See also - When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication. Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

See also - When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication. Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves?

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