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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

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When we talk about cloud computing we have to be careful to differentiate between open cloud (services the are provided solely to for the economic purpose of building a cloud business) and the “platform cloud&# where certain service providers offer cloud services wrapped around their core product. Spawning of Micro VCs.

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

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billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). might have been a lot less differentiated. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). Products like awe.sm (I’m an investor) will help you manage the efficacy of your social media marketing campaigns.