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

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Third-party software companies will start to offer features to websites to actually drive social features. 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.

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

Both Sides of the Table

Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? Third-party software companies will start to offer features to websites to actually drive social features. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). But let’s be honest – they’re mostly the same old shit as Web 1.0,