“We’re pretty opposed to advertising. It really turns our stomachs.”
Tumblr founder David Karp, on his jingoistic opposition to connecting audiences with marketers, Los Angeles Times, 17 April 2010
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PLOP, PLOP, FIZZ, FIZZ, OH, WHAT A BELIEF IT IS
April 17, 2010EVERY DAY, TWITTER IS MAKING HUMANS EASIER TO USE
April 14, 2010“Twitter is too hard to use. We’ve known this for a long time, but it was growing too fast for us to address these issues.”
Twitter CEO Ev Williams, on how he’s intentionally inconvenienced his users because he’s so darn busy, VentureBeat, 14 April 2010
FLASH IN THE PAN
April 9, 2010“I am positive that there are a large number of Apple employees that strongly disagree with this latest move. Any real developer would not in good conscience be able to support this.”
Adobe evangelist and amateur psychic Lee Brimelow, ranting about Apple’s decision not to include Adobe’s cross-platform browser-crash-enabling technology in its mobile devices,
IT’S NOT AN IPAD, IT’S A MATTRESS PAD
March 31, 2010“I hope I can sleep with it Saturday night. It feels gorgeous.”
Kleiner Perkins venture capitalist John Doerr, taking Apple gadget lust to its logical yet absurd conclusion, VentureBeat, 31 March 2010
THE INTERNET IS FOR FLAMING
March 3, 2010“They make the blog about themselves, filling it with posts announcing new hires, touting new products, and sharing pictures from the company picnic. That’s lovely, darling — I’m sure your mom cares.”
Fog Creek Software CEO and reformed blogger Joel Spolsky, making sure to remind everyone he’s gay in the process of decrying bloggers who share too much personal information, Inc., 1 March 2010
