He who gets a name forHe who gets a name forearly rising can stay inearly rising can stay inbed until midday. bed until midday. bostonian bostonian 17:49:09, Tue Jul 31, 201217:49:09, Tue Jul 31, 2012

Technology is theTechnology is theknack of so arrangingknack of so arrangingthe world that we don'tthe world that we don'thave to experience it.have to experience it.

——Max FrischMax Frisch

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Milk the cow, but do not pull off the udder.Milk the cow, but do not pull off the udder.

THE INFOSPHERE An environment consisting ofTHE INFOSPHERE An environment consisting ofinformation.information.Don't try to sell what's abundant sell what is scarce.Don't try to sell what's abundant sell what is scarce.The latter, in the digital age, is post-industrial andThe latter, in the digital age, is post-industrial andautomated.automated.Tor Norrestanders, in his book The User Illusion,Tor Norrestanders, in his book The User Illusion,describes the importance of information occurring indescribes the importance of information occurring incontext.context.

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It is the same life whether we spend it crying orIt is the same life whether we spend it crying orlaughing.laughing.

Post Cluetrain partnershipsPost Cluetrain partnerships

I am convinced we do not only love ourselves inI am convinced we do not only love ourselves inothers but hate ourselves in others tooothers but hate ourselves in others too

Launch a WMG executive blog, start using Twitter; turnLaunch a WMG executive blog, start using Twitter; turnpush into pull across the board.push into pull across the board.And if I can get it the moment that it's finished, evenAnd if I can get it the moment that it's finished, evenbetter and I pay another premium.better and I pay another premium.It reduces sales and punishes those that actually do buyIt reduces sales and punishes those that actually do buyand pay real money for the content.and pay real money for the content.Not intelligence per se but an abstract 'life' none theNot intelligence per se but an abstract 'life' none theless.less.

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The Web as IThe Web as Ienvisaged it, we haveenvisaged it, we havenot seen it yet. Thenot seen it yet. Thefuture is still so muchfuture is still so muchbigger than the past.bigger than the past.

——Tim Berners-LeeTim Berners-Lee

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No man can paddle two canoes at the same time.No man can paddle two canoes at the same time.

Invent new packages think mobile, and stop focusing onInvent new packages think mobile, and stop focusing onjust selling UNITS.just selling UNITS.Offer things that used to cost money such as listening toOffer things that used to cost money such as listening toa song, on demand, for what I like to call feels-like-freea song, on demand, for what I like to call feels-like-freeQuestion your assumptions: what do you still believeQuestion your assumptions: what do you still believethat is no longer really true?that is no longer really true?In fact the histories of these spaces sit somewhere atIn fact the histories of these spaces sit somewhere atthe intersections of idealism, ideology, industry andthe intersections of idealism, ideology, industry andinvestment.investment.

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In conclusionIn conclusionGrow citizen-media vortalsGrow citizen-media vortalsFacilitate revolutionary web servicesFacilitate revolutionary web servicesMorph turn-key interfacesMorph turn-key interfacesand remember: I liked it so much I bought the companyand remember: I liked it so much I bought the company

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