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

Both Sides of the Table

The Past (1985-2002). Listening to young people talk about social networking as a new phenomenon is a bit like hearing people talk about a remake of a famous song from my youth as though it was the original version. Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king.

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Out of the Crisis #16: Robert Schooley on why we weren't prepared, long-term thinking, and how to make decisions for the greater good.

Startup Lessons Learned

I'm a biologist and a member of the infectious disease division here at UC San Diego and have been involved in viral research, particularly RNA viruses, since HIV came along in the 80s. We have a large number of American citizens, American green card holders who have gotten sick in Mexico and are coming back to the US for care.