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

Both Sides of the Table

asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. This allowed followers to be able to “curate&# their newsfeed with people that they found interesting. In April of 2000 there were fears that the AOL / Time Warner merger would create a monopoly on the Internet. cheap accessible digital hardware]. Twitter is much more.

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My new fascination with Podcasts

VC Cafe

The reason podcasts captured my imagination today, is a podcast I listened to (very meta) by Recode’s Peter Kafka, and Nick Quah, journalist and curator of HotPod. Serial exploded in popularity and spread virally. Superbly curated, and Guy Raz is just a pleasure to listen to. We are unable to find iTunes on your computer.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Eve Tokens, The Creative Curator. #3 Our goal was to create a viral environment where personal networks and recommendations helped drive online store purchases. It is incredible rewarding. 3 – Realizing a Need. Photo Credit: B. Alan Bourgeois.

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My fascination with Podcasts

VC Cafe

The reason podcasts captured my imagination today, is a podcast I listened to (very meta) by Recode’s Peter Kafka, and Nick Quah, journalist and curator of HotPod. Serial exploded in popularity and spread virally. Superbly curated, and Guy Raz is just a pleasure to listen to. We are unable to find iTunes on your computer.

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Product Friday: Monetizing Content is a Product Problem

This is going to be BIG.

I never would have paid for music back in 1999 or 2000 when I was sporting my 64mb Creative Nomad, powered completely ilegally by Napster. Adding your two cents and passing something along in a seamless act of curation is a very powerful feature. 4) Easy Payments that Ensure Virality. Because it was a tremendous pain in the ass.

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