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How To Predict The Future

Feld Thoughts

Using just two data points, the modem I had in 1986 and the modem I had in 1998, the spreadsheet predicts that I’d have a 25 megabit/second connection in 2012. Wikipedia was a tremendous invention in the process of knowledge curation, and it was dependent, in turn, on the invention of wikis. Napster arrived in June, 1999.

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

Both Sides of the Table

asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. In 1998 the Department of Justice launched an anti-trust case against Microsoft. What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future? cheap accessible digital hardware].

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Weekend Reading: The Intelligent Entrepreneur, by Bill Murphy Jr.

ReadWriteStart

The goal here at ReadWriteStart over the last year or so has been to provide a place where first-time entrepreneurs and early-stage startups can find curated advice, tips and information to help them launch successful ventures. This is the nature of the entrepreneurial community; to help others that want to follow in your footsteps.

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Transcript of What Does the Future of Podcasting Look Like?

Duct Tape Marketing

Tom Webster: Yeah, it sprung out of a study that we’ve been doing since 1998, called the Infinite Dial. So tell me about the series, the study, and I guess a little bit of the methodology, and why you do it and all that good stuff.

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

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asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. This allowed followers to be able to “curate&# their newsfeed with people that they found interesting. In 1998 the Department of Justice launched an anti-trust case against Microsoft. What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0