《社交网络简史》一共七章，其中内容六章，引用一章，从开始构思到完成一共历时六个月。该系列为第一个比较系统的分析和考证整个社交网络行业的发展历史的文章，期间为了撰写此文，参考了大量的论文以及网络上的新闻和专栏文章，到底引用了多少文章实在难以统计，如有部分遗漏望读者见谅。以下是部分比较重要的内容的参考来源，大家可自行参照。
部分引用
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