“Getting it right is expensive. Getting it first is cheap.”
TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington, on saving money by having his cut-rate reporters make it up as they go along, New York Times, 7 June 2009
HOW’S THE FICTION BUSINESS, MIKE?
June 7, 2009OPEN MIKE NIGHTMARE
September 22, 2008“Your phone is your omnipresent microphone to the world, a way to publish pictures, emails, texts, Twitters, and blog entries.”
Google wireless guru Andy Rubin, on how the Android operating system will enable bad cell-phone behavior in every conceivable medium, Official Google Blog, 19 September 2008
I INVENTED FRIGGING FAKE STEVE. HAVE YOU HEARD OF HIM?
September 19, 2008“I really am much less interesting than Fake Steve as a writer.”
Steve Jobs impersonator-on-leave Dan Lyons, on his mild-mannered alter ego, Apple 2.0, 19 September 2008
THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT
September 18, 2008““Jerry is a friend of the agency and Microsoft.”
Crispin Porter & Bogusky adman Rob Reilly, on the supposedly temporary disappearance of multimillion-dollar Microsoft pitchman Jerry Seinfeld, New York Times, 18 September 2008
COLOR ME CONFUSED
September 17, 2008“Purple is the color of innovation and ingenuity. It’s fun and youthful, but also courageous and daring. It represents a spirit of individuality but also a sense of connectedness with others.”
Nick Chavez, a Yahoo brand manager, on the company’s “Start Wearing Purple” campaign, Yodel Anecdotal, 15 September 2008
