“Any executive in Silicon Valley realizes that the No. 1 job is to innovate and No. 2 is to communicate.”
Sun president Jonathan Schwartz, on his plans to have other people do the actual work, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 April 2004
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Alex works as a reverse engineer for Automattic Inc.
THE ZEN OF SEARCH
“Our philosophy is there’s no need to do anything.”
Google technology director Craig Silverstein, on his employer’s indifference to attempts to manipulate its Web index, USA Today, 11 April 2004
THIS INBOX FOR RENT
“We think it’s an absolute invasion of privacy. It’s like having a massive billboard in the middle of your home.”
California state senator Liz Figueroa (D.-Logitech), imploring Google not to insert ads in its free Web-based email service, Forbes.com, 12 April 2004
THE EASTER BUNNY HAS A PRICE TAG
“There’s a relationship between real-life economies and a virtual economy. I happen to believe that these virtual economies are very real, serious economies.”
Ken Selden, screenwriter turned chief “economist” of Internet Gaming Entertainment, on trading virtual goods from online role-playing games for real money, Wired News, 7 April 2004
LIFE NEEDS A NEW BUSINESS MODEL
“We now have the option to grow our audiences beyond [AOL] onto the open Web.”
America Online executive Jim Bankoff, preparing for the ever-closer day when his company’s subscriber count hits zero, 8 April 2004
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2004-04-08-aol-strategy-shift_x.htm
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