Daily Reading from January 20, 2008

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20 Jan 2008

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Social Networks, from the 80s to the 00s — "Written by Brian McConnell As Facebook enjoys its moment in the sun, we should take a moment to step back and look at the history of computers and social communication. Some historical perspective is in order, both to assess the ..."

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The best of 2006 I wrote a lot of drivel in 2006. Here's the things that are less crappy than the rest.

Let it go Netscape 4 is six years old.

Writing Realistic Job Descriptions Publish a job listing like this one and you are virtually guaranteeing that you won't get qualified applicants for the position.

Movie marketing on a budget Mark Cuban's looking for more cost effective ways to market movies.

Newly Digital Newly Digital is an experimental writing project. I've asked 11 people to write about their early experiences with computing technology and post their essays on their weblogs. So go read, enjoy, and then contribute. This collection is open to you. Write up your own story, and then let the world know about it.

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