May 31st, 2008
In this article you can learn why smiley icons were first created. You can also see how they have gain popularity over the years.
Smiley icons have become something that we see almost every day. However they were not always as cute or as popular as they are now. In fact when they first were used it actually began out of necessity. The first smiley icons were seen over 25 years ago, back when the computer age was just getting started. This new way of communicating through emails had some bugs to work out.
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April 29th, 2008
Are current network operators thinking abundantly or do they view their world with scarcity? As previously stated much of the value in social networks is generated by user generated content. Platforms have become a commodity. Network operators current revenue models are advertising and member subscription driven of which the operators keep 100% of the income generated. If much of the value is user generated then why wouldn’t network operators treat users as partners? There is indeed a movement about with new networks launching whose model is aimed as sharing revenue from content generated by their user base. This model is building slowly but will eventually create a wave.
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