07 Aug 08 Social Media’s Growing Pains

Let’s be honest, if we look at the broad picture, even the Internet, or at least the Web-based part of the net, is still almost a baby. It’s still a rushing screaming and crying adolescent trying to become an adult in a fast moving world.

Of course we all like to think we live in a modern innovative age – the Victorians did for sure, and they did for their time – but history will look back with some humor at some of our current efforts.

In fact this is all moving so fast, that we even look back  and laugh sometimes at what solutions and products we were using online a mere ten years ago.

Some networks will prevail, some will fall, and there will surely be some surprises along the way!

Let’s be honest, if we look at the broad picture, even the Internet, or at least the Web-based part of the net, is still almost a baby. It’s still a...

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