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WSJ: Lots of Money for Social Startups

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In an article published yesterday (“Money Rushes Into Social Start-Ups”), the Wall Street Journal reported that VCs are investing in companies that are taking social networking from computers to mobile phones. The rationale, according to the article (emphasis added):

Behind the spurt of new services is also the idea that the phone, carried by people at all times, can reinvent the notion of a social network by sharing more real-time information about where people are, what they’re seeing and even who they’re around.

Other points made in the article:

  • Phones allow social experiences that are more personal in nature.
  • Smartphones and tablets now are numerous enough that users can share experiences widely.
  • At least one app completely dispenses with the idea of privacy – whatever you have in that app is shared automatically with everyone nearby who also has that app.

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