INFORMATION WANTS TO PLAY HARD TO GET

“It’s a fundamental invasion of privacy because they’ve put all these records together and give them away for nothing instead of keeping them separate and making people pay to get them.”

Consumers Union lawyer Gail Hillebrand, on a new search engine for personal records, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 April 2005

ISN’T IT A BIT COLD FOR A HOTSPOT?

“Polar explorers need multimedia, mobile and communication technologies as they need to feel in touch with the rest of the planet.”

Internet addict turned polar explorer Dmitry Shparo, on the need for Wi-Fi at the North Pole, Sci-Tech Today, 14 April 2005

DID SOMEONE MENTION EXECUTION?

“I don’t believe the company today is in alignment on its business and business prospects and the size of our infrastructure costs, and I want to get those into alignment.”

George Shaheen, who’s planning to do the same great job of controlling infrastructure costs at Siebel Systems that he did at billion-dollar flameout Webvan, InternetNews.com, 13 April 2005

THIS WAS PRE-WI-FI, OF COURSE

“The Internet just seemed like a quiet, internal world, where shy people, who were afraid of the outdoors, spent too much time.”

Blogger-singer-actress Xeni Jardin, on what the Web was like before she showed up, Los Angeles Times, 10 April 2005

C’EST A DIRE, NE SOYEZ PAS MAUVAIS

“European ranking should reflect a European vision of history and culture.”

French librarian Jean-Noel Jeanneney, on Gallic fears of domination by Google, The New York Times, 11 April 2005