"We grew up on these sites, far before they became the trendy places to “reach your target consumer.” They were the settings of some of our most meaningful experiences. AIM gave us the courage to talk to our middle school crush, Ask Jeeves helped us with our homework (he did the best he could), Facebook helped break the ice at freshman orientation and Craigslist helped us find our first apartment (and its cockroaches). Now when we’re too busy to have an AIM chat and certainly too busy to email, Twitter keeps us connected in 140 characters or less."

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