“The time for Sony to change is now.”
Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai, making an observation about the consumer-electronics giant that was as true a decade ago as it is now, The New York Times, 15 April 2012
Author: owenthomas
I’M A GENIE IN A BOTTLE, YOU’VE GOT TO RUB ME THE RIGHT WAY
“I thought there was no way to put the genie back in the bottle, but now it seems in certain areas the genie has been put back in the bottle.”
Google cofounder Sergey Brin, explaining how Internet freedom can’t be won with wishes, The Guardian, 15 April 2012
INFORMATION PROVIDERS WANT TO BE FREE
“Newspapers are kind of dreary, depressed places. I would go the penniless Web route to get practice.”
Well-paid pontificator Malcolm Gladwell, on why his successors in the media business should avoid the troublesome practice of paying their rent and student loans, Media Decoder, 13 April 2012
SCRATCH WHERE IT ITCHES
“While Patch is in a continual process of truly fascinating evolution and only a toddler of a company, it has definitely left ‘scratch’ in the dust.”
Patch editor-in-chief Brian Farnham, describing the impact the AOL-owned hyperlocal network has had with unwitting accuracy in a post announcing his resignation, Patch Blog, 11 April 2012
I ALWAYS PROTECT MY SOURCES … OF INCOME
“When in doubt, defer to the entrepreneur.”
Journalist turned venture capitalist MG Siegler, summing up why he left truth-telling for stake-selling, Parislemon, 10 April 2012
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