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I HAVE VERY EXPENSIVE PRIVACY SETTINGS

owenthomas — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:22:59 +0000

“It’s a misperception, especially the playboy. I do have a Bentley. I do go out. I’d rather not go into personal details.”

Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin, on the image people have of him based on what they see on the social network, New York Times, 17 May 2012

ACTUALLY, YAHOO WOULD NEVER GET AROUND TO APOLOGIZING

owenthomas — Tue, 08 May 2012 02:41:19 +0000

“Although there are risks in moving too fast, companies often don’t survive long enough to apologize for moving too slow.”

Groupon CEO Andrew Mason, demonstrating his utter unfamiliarity with the giant zombies of Silicon Valley, Business Insider, 7 May 2012

SORRY IS THE HARDEST WORD TO SAY

owenthomas — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:10:40 +0000

“As I told you on Friday, the board is reviewing the issue and I will provide whatever they need from me. In the meantime, I want you to know how deeply I regret how this issue has affected the company and all of you.”

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson, expressing how sorry he is that he was caught lying on his résumé, AllThingsD, 7 May 2012

BITE THE HAND THAT READS YOU

owenthomas — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:19:01 +0000

“The government should get out and shut down Tech City.”

British tech gadfly Milo Yiannopoulos, explaining that London’s startup district is so popular that nobody goes there anymore, International Business Times, 2 May 2012

CONVERSATION IS A LOST ARTIFICE

owenthomas — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:51:35 +0000

“We continue to talk to Google frequently and on an ongoing basis. They are a company that’s doing several different things right now. Those conversations have a complexity to them that is different than our conversations with the company.”

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, putting the “skate” in “obfuscate” while discussing his former employer, Business Insider, 1 May 2012

TAKING THE “SUCCESS” OUT OF “SUCCESSION”

owenthomas — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:36:19 +0000

“One of the primary challenges with charismatic organizations is succession.”

Forrester CEO George Colony, making the case for his own replacement in arguing that Apple is the next Sony, Forrester Blogs, 25 April 2012

UM, WHAT’S A MARKETING REPORT?

owenthomas — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:10:12 +0000

“We’re still this toddler in a grown man’s body in many ways.”

Groupon CEO Andrew Mason, comparing his online-discount empire, currently valued at $7.6 billion, to an ’80s Tom Hanks farce while drinking beer, Wall Street Journal, 26 April 2012

CAN’T WE ALL JUST NOT GET ALONG?

owenthomas — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:38:56 +0000

“Going back 17 years, Yahoo has had a culture of consensus.”

Yahoo-created billionaire loudmouth Mark Cuban, on fixing the Web giant’s systemic problems, AllThingsD, 25 April 2012

WE’RE STILL BETTING ON OLD NESSIE

owenthomas — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:25:13 +0000

“Just like the Loch Ness Monster, you may have heard the rumors about Google Drive. It turns out, one of the two actually does exist.”

Google executive Sundar Pichai, on the company’s bizarrely overdue Web file-storage offering, Official Google Blog, 24 April 2012

DUMB PIPE DREAMS

owenthomas — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:55:08 +0000

“Comcast has decided that its own Xfinity Xbox app is not subject to this 250-gigabyte cap. This is not neutral in any sense.”

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, who’s shocked—shocked!—by Comcast’s decision to favor its own services on its own network, Netflix 8-K current report, 23 April 2012