INVASION OF THE IPOD PEOPLE

“The digital audio market is evolving in such a way that our competitive advantage will be to focus on creating premium home network products.”

D&M Holdings president Vic Pacor, on discontinuing the original Rio line of MP3 players, BetaNews, 26 August 2005

ANOTHER MEDIUM FOR PUTTING PEOPLE TO SLEEP

“I don’t have a therapist. I have my blog.”

NBC newsreader Brian Williams, on posting behind-the-scenes reports on his newscast, The New York Times, 25 August 2005

YES, WE’RE TAKING OVER THE WORLD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

“If there’s a perception that we’re exploring lots of different areas, some of which might not be directly related to our core area of search, that’s true.”

Google executive David Drummond, on the company’s not-so- hidden strategy, The New York Times, 24 August 2005

THE SHIT HIT THE FAN

“The war between the music companies and the consumers has been fought. We lost.”

Warner Music chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr., acknowledging defeat by launching a CD-free “e-label,” PC World, 23 August 2005

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,122286,00.asp

BUILD-YOUR-OWN B-LIST

“We want to document the event as much as possible to create a toolkit so that this can be done in cities across the country and internationally.”

Software developer Chris Messina, on organizing an alternative to the invitation-only Foo Camp, Wired News, 22 August 2005