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

Both Sides of the Table

At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). In April of 2000 there were fears that the AOL / Time Warner merger would create a monopoly on the Internet. Social Networking Will Split Into Layers. One of the most interesting trends in the last few years has been watching the Internet split into layers.

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

Both Sides of the Table

At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). In April of 2000 there were fears that the AOL / Time Warner merger would create a monopoly on the Internet. Social Networking (like the web) Will Split Into Layers: SimpleGeo, PlaceIQ. I’m going to write a whole post on BothSid.es