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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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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?

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Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Sean Parker

Scott Edward Walker

at 11:40) “[In 2002,] nobody would fund consumer … Meanwhile, I was raising money for one-and-a-half years unsuccessfully, sleeping on couches; I had to set-up a set of rules for myself how long I would freeload off any one individual.” .… But then somehow failure was transformed into some sort of success that I wasn’t expecting.” (at