Author: Alex

“It’s the whole golf and business thing. Or the water cooler in business, where you have those soft interaction points. People connect as people, not just as business entities.”

Ryze CEO Adrian Scott, on how social networking sites can make work relationships even creepier, The New York Times, 9 February 2004

“One of Disney’s top priorities involves the aggressive pursuit of technological innovation that enhances how Disney’s content is created and delivered.”

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, basing his $54 billion bid for Disney on his company’s high-speed Internet prowess, InternetNews.com, 11 February 2004

“We couldn’t figure out how to tell people we had a problem without raising the wrong impression. Part of the problem is that the press are reading our blogs.”

Former Dean campaign manager Joe Trippi, on how the supposedly open, Internet-fueled presidential bid deliberately filtered out bad news, Reuters, 9 February 2004

“It smacks of retaliation that, ‘If you don’t open up, we will impose restrictions.’ The U.S. has to realize that by outsourcing, its companies remain competitive and save jobs.”

Indian external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha, decrying the notion that the U.S. might want India to open up its markets to trade while shelling out billions for outsourcing services, The New York Times, 9 February 2004

“I’ve actually been amazed at the lack of outrage.”

Oracle information minister Jim Finn, who might be referring to PeopleSoft’s efforts to resist a takeover, and then again, might be referring to Oracle’s past lowball bids, which it raised 63% along the way to its “final” offer, Smartmoney.com, 6 February 2004