Month: June 2005

“The truth is, I probably haven’t read your blog in weeks. Months maybe.”

Cluetrain Manifesto coauthor David Weinberger, on opting out of the conversation altogether, Journal of the Hyperlinked Organization, 20 June 2005

“We see music as a strong and compelling part of the non-voice part of wireless, no question about it.”

Cingular spokesman Mark Siegel, on the company’s plan to overcharge users for songs, too, Wired News, 17 June 2005

“Getting away from centralized servers and going to peer-to-peer communications all across the map means the communications are faster and much more user-friendly.”

Congressman Rick Boucher (D.-Kazaa), on the importance of keeping file-sharing legal, Wired News, 16 June 2005

“It may be a complete mess but it’s going to be interesting to try. Wikitorials may be one of those things that within six months will be standard.”

New-media-turned-old-media hack Michael Kinsley, on having readers revise the Los Angeles Times’s opinion pieces, The New York Times, 13 June 2005

“The [CDs] do not play on iPods simply because Apple has this proprietary approach.”

Sony BMG executive Thomas Hesse, on the gall of anyone besides the music labels deciding how to distribute music, San Jose Mercury News, 15 June 2005