Archive for February 24th, 2010

THE MYTHING LINK

February 24, 2010

“The whole shibboleth that people will not pay for things on the Internet is old myth-making twaddle by techies.”

IAC CEO and noted twaddle expert Barry Diller, on the willingness of Internet consumers to pay for twaddle, Microsoft Pri0, 24 February 2010

THE BRAND CALLED EWWW

February 24, 2010

“How do you make toothpaste advertising exciting online?”

Adobe executive Jennifer Taylor, spitballing exciting new business models in Web video, Beet.tv, 24 February 2010

TWITTER JUMPS THE SNARK

February 24, 2010

“Today I interviewed a squirrel in my backyard and then threw to commercial. Somebody help me.”

TV funnyman-in-exile Conan O’Brien, pretending to have a problem that his 50,000-plus Twitter followers can solve, @conanobrien, 24 February 2010

WE’RE JUST GENTLY RESTING OUR FINGERS AROUND THEIR NECKS

February 24, 2010

“Though each case raises slightly different issues, the question they ultimately pose is whether Google is doing anything to choke off competition or hurt our users and partners. This is not the case.”

Google lawyer Julia Holtz, on antitrust complaints against her employer, Google European Public Policy Blog, 24 February 2010