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

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Third-party software companies will start to offer features to websites to actually drive social features. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). In 1998 the Department of Justice launched an anti-trust case against Microsoft. Social Networking Will Split Into Layers.

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

Both Sides of the Table

Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? Third-party software companies will start to offer features to websites to actually drive social features. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). In 1998 the Department of Justice launched an anti-trust case against Microsoft.