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'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations

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Elizabeth Lawley

Talk given at the AdAge Creativity & Technology conference in London, November 2010.

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'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations
'Somewhat Neglected': The Vast Untapped Market for Social Computing Innovations

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