The Business Of Social Networks

social network geographical map
http://www.academiccommons.org/files/map.png

MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/rocketboom

Rupert Murdock purchased MySpace for $580 Million

Rocketboom on YouTube
youtube.com/rocketboom

Joanne on Facebook
http://www.myspace.com/rocketboom

Microsoft buys Facebook crumb for $240 Million
http://www.techmeme.com/071024/p121#a071024p121

Facebook worth $15Billion?
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/29/15-reasons-why-facebook-is-worth-15-billion/

Google vs Microsoft over Facebook
http://mashable.com/2007/10/24/google-microsoft-facebook-investment/

Microsoft land Facebook ad deal
http://www.news.com/Microsoft-lands-Facebook-ad-deal/2100-1024_3-6108514.html

Steve Balmer going crazy over developers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvsboPUjrGc

Social Graph problem
http://bradfitz.com/social-graph-problem/

Google's Open Social
http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/

cookie tracking profile ad sales
http://venturebeat.com/2007/10/29/cookie-tracking-how-facebook-could-be-worth-100-billion/