THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IS JUST A VELVET CURTAIN

“The Internet skews a little hipper.”

Destination Films president Barry London, who clearly hasn’t run into many AOL users in chat rooms, Variety.com, 2 March 2000

THIS PACKET WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY AT&T

“Without Internet advertising, there is no Internet.”

DoubleClick CEO Kevin O’Connor, who’s likely to be hearing from Al Gore soon if he keeps taking credit for the whole Internet, Reuters, 29 February 2000

HE’S NOT FAT, HE’S GOT KOZMO TUNNEL SYNDROME

“Kozmo offers a value proposition to the lazy, hungry 25-to-30-year-olds in metropolitan areas.”

Gomez Advisors analyst Jill Frankle, on the food-and-videos delivery service’s decision to target the Marc Andreessen market, News.com, 29 February 2000

MOM, THE RECEPTION IN YOUR WOMB IS LOUSY

“Our vision for mobility is that people are going to be born with a cell phone attached to their hip.”

Microsoft executive Paul Gross, on his company’s plans to partner with hospitals to improve its cell-phone strategy, News.com, 28 February 2000