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The Life Cycle of a Social Network

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The launch of Geocities by Yahoo marked for some the beginning of a new revolution in the online media called social networking. From an evolutionary standpoint and through historical data, there have been several milestones that have been reached that can help us formulate a true life cycle phenomenon in the social networking space.

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Social Media Stock Talk: Five Reasons to Buy Facebook

Waxing UnLyrical

But we’re talking about one of the most powerful cultural forces of the 21st century … and you can actually buy a piece of it. Sure, GM got off of there , but GM can afford TV block time and is hardly a surefire fit for general social media advertising. Facebook is buying like crazy. But it’s not buying garbage tech.

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No Straight Lines / Lessons learned and learned lessons

Buzz Marketing for Technology

I’m not sure I’m buying that all of this needs to be apprentice, craft growth. Tony, to be honest I’m not sure if I buy it all or not either. December 2004. September 2004. August 2004. April 2004. Social Networks. 3 Comments. Tony Karrer. December 2005. November 2005.

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Invasive or Indispensable: The Case of Permanent GPS

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

After having read the immensely resourceful book, The Facebook Effect , I’m starting to understand how our world is changing thanks to social networks. This gave the social network a true exclusive feel and made people long for access. Facebook, for most, was a permanent fixture in the lives of its users.

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LinkedIn, Social Media And Bubbles

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Internet IPO since Google back in 2004. It's just hard to imagine that an online social network specifically targeted to the business professional suddenly has a valuation that rivals brands like Tiffany & Co. For years, I've Blogged about the merits and quality of LinkedIn over other online social networks.

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Experiential Economy: Social Media Business Podcast

Laurel Papworth

The first episode of my new podcast, Social Media Business, looks at revenue stream associated with providing your online community or social networks with a real world experience such as a meetup, conference or party. Social Media and Experience. See end of post for more information! ( RSS or iTunes ).

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Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #100

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"Perhaps a bit over the top in its anti- Yahoo slant, but this is a brilliant piece of anthropological history of the social web, and decline of one of the very first 'social networks.' When I first rediscovered the Web in 2004, it was WordPress , Wikipedia , Flickr and Delicious that revealed to me a new future.