Ditherati: See the Digerati Dither, Daily

“The Internet just seemed like a quiet, internal world, where shy people, who were afraid of the outdoors, spent too much time.”

Blogger-singer-actress Xeni Jardin, on what the Web was like before she showed up, Los Angeles Times, 10 April 2005

“European ranking should reflect a European vision of history and culture.”

French librarian Jean-Noel Jeanneney, on Gallic fears of domination by Google, The New York Times, 11 April 2005

“We’re going to see that the Internet and television are really two sides of the same sheet of paper.”

Jupiter Research analyst Gary Stein, on the modern age’s two great wastelands, Wired News, 7 April 2005

“Customers don’t like turbulence. So they gravitate to the stable provider.”

Dell CEO Kevin Rollins, on why customers keep buying his computers, Reuters, 7 April 2005

“The Webby hasn’t gone away. This year has been a very big year for the Web again.”

Tiffany Shlain, who’s hoping that moving the awards ceremony to New York might get her more TV gigs, New York Daily News, 5 April 2005