So from the consumer's perspective, there is a huge difference between cheap and free.
- Jul 05 Sun 2009 10:28
So from the consumer’s perspective, there is a huge difference between cheap and free.
- Jul 05 Sun 2009 10:19
The biggest gap in any venture is that between a service that is free and one that costs a penny. ~ Josh Kopelman
The biggest gap in any venture is that between a service that is free and one that costs a penny. ~ Josh Kopelman
- Jul 05 Sun 2009 10:18
The truth is, scaling from $5 to $50 million is not the toughest part of a new venture—it’s getting your users to pay you any-thing at all. ~ Josh Kopelman
The truth is, scaling from $5 to $50 million is not the toughest part of a new venture—it's getting your users to pay you any-thing at all. ~ Josh Kopelman
- Jul 04 Sat 2009 18:15
We’re all a bit lazy and we’d rather not think about things if we don’t have to. So we tend to choose things that require the least thinking.
We're all a bit lazy and we'd rather not think about things if we don't have to. So we tend to choose things that require the least thinking.
- Jul 03 Fri 2009 22:04
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
- Jul 02 Thu 2009 17:00
You should eat to live; not live to eat.
You should eat to live; not live to eat.
Source:雜食動物的難題——談美式食物 http://blog.chinatimes.com/jenntser/archive/2007/10/10/205083.html
- Jun 26 Fri 2009 17:10
Sooner or later every company is going to have to figure out how to use Free or compete with Free, one way or another.
Sooner or later every company is going to have to figure out how to use Free or compete with Free, one way or another.
- Jun 26 Fri 2009 17:09
Today the most interesting business models are in finding ways to make money around Free.
Today the most interesting business models are in finding ways to make money around Free.
- Jun 26 Fri 2009 09:20
Free was the rallying cry of the modern marketer, and the consumer never failed to respond.
Free was the rallying cry of the modern marketer, and the consumer never failed to respond.
- Jun 25 Thu 2009 20:59
Invent something people use and throw away.
- Jun 11 Thu 2009 22:55
With all this sharing going on, I’m concerned that Net Geners are setting themselves up for the destruction of a basic right to be left alone.
With all this sharing going on, I'm concerned that Net Geners are setting themselves up for the destruction of a basic right to be left alone.
Source:Grown Up Digital http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071508635?ie=UTF8&tag=a0b8a8-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071508635
- Jun 11 Thu 2009 11:43
I don’t read newspapers but I’m informed. If information is important, it will find me.
I don't read newspapers but I'm informed. If information is important, it will find me.
Source:Grown Up Digital http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071508635?ie=UTF8&tag=a0b8a8-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071508635
- Jun 11 Thu 2009 11:37
The news is no longer a one-stop trip.
The news is no longer a one-stop trip.
Source:Grown Up Digital http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071508635?ie=UTF8&tag=a0b8a8-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071508635
- Jun 11 Thu 2009 11:14
In the years to come, broadcasting wouldn’t be broad, I said, and it wouldn’t be casting. They could no longer count on reaching a wide spectrum of the public.
In the years to come, broadcasting wouldn't be broad, I said, and it wouldn't be casting. They could no longer count on reaching a wide spectrum of the public.
Source:Grown Up Digital http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071508635?ie=UTF8&tag=a0b8a8-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071508635
- Jun 04 Thu 2009 20:56
What you find in leading organizations today is that each one of us is, in some way, an authority in some domains and a student in other domains. ~ John Seely Brown
What you find in leading organizations today is that each one of us is, in some way, an authority in some domains and a student in other domains. ~ John Seely Brown
Source:Grown Up Digital http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071508635?ie=UTF8&tag=a0b8a8-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071508635
- May 16 Sat 2009 13:16
The scandal of education is that every time you teach something, you deprive a child of the pleasure and benefit of discovery. ~ Seymour Papert
The scandal of education is that every time you teach something, you deprive a child of the pleasure and benefit of discovery. ~ Seymour Papert
Source:Grown Up Digital http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071508635?ie=UTF8&tag=a0b8a8-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071508635
- May 16 Sat 2009 13:12
Schools should be places to learn, not to teach.
Schools should be places to learn, not to teach.
Source:Grown Up Digital http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071508635?ie=UTF8&tag=a0b8a8-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071508635
- May 14 Thu 2009 13:35
If you are studying a technical topic at a university, half of what you learned in your freshman year might be obsolete by the time you graduate.
If you are studying a technical topic at a university, half of what you learned in your freshman year might be obsolete by the time you graduate.
Source:Grown Up Digital http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071508635?ie=UTF8&tag=a0b8a8-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071508635
- May 14 Thu 2009 10:39
It’s not what you know that counts anymore; it’s what you can learn.
It's not what you know that counts anymore; it's what you can learn.
Source:Grown Up Digital http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071508635?ie=UTF8&tag=a0b8a8-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071508635
- May 14 Thu 2009 09:41
The teachers are no longer the fountain of knowledge; the Internet is.
The teachers are no longer the fountain of knowledge; the Internet is.
Source:Grown Up Digital http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071508635?ie=UTF8&tag=a0b8a8-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071508635
- May 04 Mon 2009 18:02
When you are standing in a teeming marketplace of ideas, it is challenging to focus.
When you are standing in a teeming marketplace of ideas, it is challenging to focus.
Source:Grown Up Digital http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071508635?ie=UTF8&tag=a0b8a8-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071508635
- May 03 Sun 2009 14:51
Kids emulate their parents’ reading habits, and if their parents read to them as youngsters, they’ll probably love to read too.
Kids emulate their parents' reading habits, and if their parents read to them as youngsters, they'll probably love to read too.
Source:Grown Up Digital http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071508635?ie=UTF8&tag=a0b8a8-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071508635
- May 03 Sun 2009 10:18
Ordinary people might not realize that if you change the time on the country’s clocks and watches so that the sun sets later at night, it will also rise later in the morning.
Ordinary people might not realize that if you change the time on the country's clocks and watches so that the sun sets later at night, it will also rise later in the morning.
Source:Grown Up Digital http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071508635?ie=UTF8&tag=a0b8a8-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071508635
- May 02 Sat 2009 07:22
At age 78, I’ve concluded that speed afoot is a ridiculously overrated talent.
At age 78, I've concluded that speed afoot is a ridiculously overrated talent.
Source:Abortion, protests and The Buff http://blogs.news.com.au/moneymum/index.php/news/comments/abortion_protests_and_the_buff/53501#trackbacksmore
- May 01 Fri 2009 16:50
The way we receive information ... has a big impact on the brain, and that impact is even more important than the actual content of the message.
The way we receive information ... has a big impact on the brain, and that impact is even more important than the actual content of the message.
Source:Grown Up Digital http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071508635?ie=UTF8&tag=a0b8a8-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071508635
- May 01 Fri 2009 15:58
Virtual environments are safe platforms for trial and error. The chance of failure is high, but the cost is low and the lessons learned are immediate. ~ Jerry Michalski
Virtual environments are safe platforms for trial and error. The chance of failure is high, but the cost is low and the lessons learned are immediate. ~ Jerry Michalski
Source:Grown Up Digital http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071508635?ie=UTF8&tag=a0b8a8-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071508635