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“Like craigslist, eBay is about helping folks get everyday stuff done, on a level playing field.”

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, on the sale of a 25% stake in his website to eBay, craigblog, 13 August 2004

“The amazing thing is that we’re part of people’s daily lives, like brushing their teeth.”

Google cofounder Larry Page, doing his part to combat Google- IPO fatigue, News.com, 12 August 2004

“You could almost see the establishment journalists petting bloggers like poodles and cooing, ‘Oh, good bloggers, aren’t you cute!'”

Establishment journalist Dan Gillmor, describing the reaction of his colleagues to bloggers at the Democratic National Convention, Wired News, 11 August 2004

“We are on the path to becoming a very well-funded pure play in one of the hottest sectors in the consumer technology market.”

Roxio CEO Chris Gorog, on selling off the software business that provided most of his company’s revenues in order to keep its Napster service running, San Jose Mercury News, 10 August 2004

“[The number] kind of went right back to where God intended it to be.”

Alan Wurtzel, NBC’s president of research, on the sudden reappearance of millions of young men in front of their television sets, as reported by the Nielsen ratings, The New York Times, 9 August 2004