“What's really going on here is, this is a media shift. It's comparable to what happened in the 1950s and the birth of electronic mass media back then.This is the birth of a new kind of personal media, where, instead of we're all watching one program, we're all watching each other. And the history of media makes it really clear. Whenever we have a big innovation, the first wave of stuff we do is pretty crummy. The printing press gave us pornography, cheap thrillers, and how-to books. Television gave us Newt Minow's vast wasteland.” FirstsKindBookBigsStuffClearHappenedMediaTelevisionBirthMassProgramInnovationPressesWavePornographyPrintingThrillersMass MediaPrinting PressNewtsWasteland Author:Esther Dyson
“The Internet is an incredible business tool. First of all, the Internet/the cell phone - the cell phone is just another way to get at it - I think is having a huge impact in Africa most particularly, where it enables people - suddenly, they know crop prices. They can communicate. It makes their lives more efficient.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayFirstsHugeInternetToolsImpactIncrediblesPhonesCommunicateCellsEfficientAnother WayCropsCell Phone Author:Esther Dyson
“Don't leave hold of your common sense. Think about what you're doing and how the technology can enhance it. Don't think about technology first.” ThinkingFirstsCommonTechnologyCommon Sense Author:Esther Dyson
“It may not always be profitable at first for businesses to be online, but it is certainly going to be unprofitable not to be online.” FirstsMayTechnologyOnlineProfitable Author:Esther Dyson
