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

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The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. At the top end is the business logic created by startups and established technology companies. In April of 2000 there were fears that the AOL / Time Warner merger would create a monopoly on the Internet.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

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Technology | Thursdays. TECHNOLOGY. Technology. But with the help of Grahams company, which specializes in creating tech systems for start-ups, Jumpstart grew to more than $50 million in revenue--enough to make it an attractive acquisition for media conglomerate Hachette Filipacchi. Join our community. Forgot login ?

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The Top 10 Requirements for an Effective Client Lifecycle

Guy Nirpaz

The user community within your client’s organization can change frequently due to layoffs, new hires, mergers, and other business events. You need to continue to earn their reference. Should concentrate on user adoption and overall usage rates. This blog was first posted at ServiceVantage by Jeff Bennett, Founder and CEO.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

17, on “How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology”. The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. Moderator: Robert Savage, CEO, Track.com.

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

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The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. Pundits are mixed on whether FourSquare represents a major technology trend or a fad but undoubtedly it has captured the zeitgeist of the technology elite at this moment in time. The Present Era.

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Second-Class Investor Citizens: Facebook’s IPO and Dual-Class Equity Structures

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Dual-class voting structures are receiving a lot of attention these days along with intense publicity related to the Facebook IPO , following in the wake of other recent tech IPOs with a similar structure such as Zynga and LinkedIn.

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