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Dr. John Breslin

Digital Enterprise Research Institute
National University of Ireland, Galway
Plans for World Domination:
Past, Present and Future
   John Breslin
   Co-Founder
   boards.ie Ltd.
Past: History of the Boardsverse
    1998 - 1 Forum - 1 Member (Me!) - Began
     life as quake.ie WWWBoard
    2000 - 20 Forums - 1,500 Members - Cloud
     Boards becomes boards.ie
          w/ DeVore, regi, Vexorg, tr1n1ty … ecksor
      2005 - 500 Forums - 50k Members - 3.5M
       Posts - 3TB Transfer Per Month




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Plans for World Domination / The Future of Social Software
Plans for World Domination / The Future of Social Software
Plans for World Domination / The Future of Social Software
Plans for World Domination / The Future of Social Software
Plans for World Domination / The Future of Social Software
Plans for World Domination / The Future of Social Software
Plans for World Domination / The Future of Social Software
Plans for World Domination / The Future of Social Software
Plans for World Domination / The Future of Social Software
Plans for World Domination / The Future of Social Software
Plans for World Domination / The Future of Social Software
Plans for World Domination / The Future of Social Software
Plans for World Domination / The Future of Social Software
Plans for World Domination / The Future of Social Software
Plans for World Domination / The Future of Social Software
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Plans for World Domination / The Future of Social Software

  • 1. Dr. John Breslin Digital Enterprise Research Institute National University of Ireland, Galway
  • 2. Plans for World Domination: Past, Present and Future John Breslin Co-Founder boards.ie Ltd.
  • 3. Past: History of the Boardsverse  1998 - 1 Forum - 1 Member (Me!) - Began life as quake.ie WWWBoard  2000 - 20 Forums - 1,500 Members - Cloud Boards becomes boards.ie  w/ DeVore, regi, Vexorg, tr1n1ty … ecksor  2005 - 500 Forums - 50k Members - 3.5M Posts - 3TB Transfer Per Month 3