“One thing I learned from open source is the power of the Internet. You can see it changing far more than just software. Even the DJ industry is being dramatically changed through the Internet.”
JBoss founder Marc Fleury, on how the Internet is making every aspect of life a bit more boring, CNET Blogs, 1 August 2007
“This morning, we temporarily took down the Facebook site to fix a bug we identified earlier today…. The result [of the bug] was that an isolated group of users could see some pages that were not intended for them.”
Facebook spokesprofile Brandee Barker, explaining why what her company’s website described as an “upgrade” was in fact, debugging an error that allowed people to see users’ private data, The New York Times, 31 July 2007
“Right now, the Internet is not available in too many places.”
Chris Sacca, Google’s head of special initiatives, on why he’s occupying space at the Googleplex pursuing harebrained wireless schemes, News.com, 30 July 2007
“We’ll have plenty of time to figure out the business model and there are many options to choose from.”
Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures, on his decision to fund Evan Williams’s profitless, pointless, and planless startup Twitter, unionsquareventures.com, 25 July 2007
“We are hell-bent and determined to allocate the talent, the resources, the money, the innovation to absolutely become a powerhouse in the ad business.”
Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, getting the first part right, anyway, News.com, 26 July 2007
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