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

Both Sides of the Table

Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. The Past (1985-2002).

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Twitter Networks are Different than Social Networks

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They “don’t care what people ate for lunch.&# They’re fine on their existing social networks, which these days mostly means they’re happy with Facebook. Traditional social networks are more restricted to people whom I already know and information and updates are less discoverable.

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How To Be More Persuasive On Your Website

YoungUpstarts

by Kurt Smith, digital marketing consultant for NextDayLenses.com. Placing your social and RSS numbers in prominent places. The followers you have on the social networks can help you persuade new people to try your website in two ways. His articles focus on innovative website marketing techniques.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

How will you be taking this to market? Often this ties to marketing support. Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

How will you be taking this to market? Often this ties to marketing support. Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves?

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Quickly Unpacking Spotify’s Acquisition Of Gimlet Media

Haystack

Spotify will also get into commerce like its social network peers, but that’s a subject for another post.] market by launching in connection with Facebook viral invites? 5/ Underlying RSS Technology Not Optimal For 21st Century Media. 2/ Big Consumer Tech Cares About Audio. Remember Amazon bought Audible, for audiobooks?

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

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks?