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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 ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. My blog was wiped out. Tempus Fugit. Folksonomy.

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Netflix vs. Blockbuster and bad profits (reflections from my Bazaarvoice days)

Austin Startup

Back in 2006, the only way to rent from Netflix was by mail, where you received a DVD in the mail and you could only have a certain amount of them checked out at the time (I believe we had a subscription that allowed us to have three out at a time.) Ok, so here is the entire four-part series. What is the lesson learned here?

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Google VP: Here's How to Get Bought By Us

mashable.com

In January 2006, Google acquired advertising company dMarc Broadcasting for $102 million. Long ago in October 2006 Google bought YouTube for a shocking $1.65 In January 2006, Google acquired advertising company dMarc Broadcasting for $102 million. Long ago in October 2006 Google bought YouTube for a shocking $1.65

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5 Hot Ecommerce Trends to Watch

mashable.com

it was what the networks were selling before ‘behavioral’ got hot in 2006. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social networking. viral video. viral videos. Matt Gentile.

eCommerce 101
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How much does it cost to build the world’s hottest startups?

The Next Web

Taking into account the difference in storage costs in 2002, Schippers estimates that Zuckerberg was spending $3,000 per month on hosting for the first year and about $10 million per month by 2006 as the network grew exponentially in that time period. 8) Angry Birds.

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The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition (Part 1)

Software By Rob

That I’ve had a few “exits” and instead of hunkering down and writing code for 6 months I opted to talk to a few of my buddies at the yacht club and purchase a primed and growing social network for somewhere in the mid-seven figures. And I’d been a user since 2006. The next step was plugging the funnel.