“The world is changing by people doing whatever the hell it is you’re doing.”
Comedian Carl Reiner, on the introduction of Intel’s new dual-processor chip, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 October 2005
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BUT YOU STILL GET TO WEAR SHINY SILVER CLOTHES
“It used to be there were a few superstars. What you’re starting to see now is a lot of lunch-pail sorts of futurists.”
Andy Hines, cofounder of the Association of Professional Futurists, on the future of his profession, Wired News, 7 October 2005
IN THE LONG RUN, WE ARE ALL ACQUIRED
“The whole point about blogs is that they’re not part of big media. Consolidation defeats the purpose. It’s way too early.”
Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton, on why he’s not selling out … yet, News.com, 7 October 2005
HOLLYWOOD’S CHAUFFEUR
“I see us as a 21st-century tech company that drives media.”
Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, on what his company is doing down in Santa Monica, Jeffrey McManus’s blog, 6 October 2005
http://mcmanus.typepad.com/grind/2005/10/terry_semel_at_.html
DOWNLOWBROW
“We took a conscious decision not to go to the theatres as the movie was done mostly on a voluntary basis.”
Finnish filmmaker Timo Vuorensola, on giving away a product for free on the Internet that he’d never be able to charge for anyway, Sify News, 5 October 2005
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