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

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asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. There will be other layers including place information and open-source data. In April of 2000 there were fears that the AOL / Time Warner merger would create a monopoly on the Internet.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

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More and more VCs have deals in their portfolios that have long outlasted their investment value, and more and more VCs are seeking to unload these deals, at a loss, as reverse merger vehicles. Auto-Tune the News" Curates: Our Fav. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. Kanye Wests Epic Hip Hop Opera "Runa.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

More and more VCs have deals in their portfolios that have long outlasted their investment value, and more and more VCs are seeking to unload these deals, at a loss, as reverse merger vehicles. Auto-Tune the News" Curates: Our Fav. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. Kanye Wests Epic Hip Hop Opera "Runa.