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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