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Quote by Marco Arment

“Emphasizing and rewarding length over quality results in worse writing and more reader abandonment.”

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Marco Arment is a renowned web developer, born on June 11, 1982. He is known for his contributions to podcasting, technical writing, and software development. more

“Writing your own blog platform is like roasting your own coffee: it's impractical and you probably shouldn't do it, but for people who really, truly care about it, it's worthwhile to them for their own personal priorities that sound crazy to everyone else. Well, I write my own blog platform and I roast my own coffee.”

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Author:Marco Arment

“We don't even realize something is broken until someone else shows us a better way”

Way Shows Realizing Broken Better Ways

Book:Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed

Source: Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed

“Facebook makes me hate the people I know, and Reddit makes me love the people I don't.”

People Knows Hate Reddit

Author:Alexis Ohanian

“There was a clear lesson here — and that was that the Internet loves Mister Splashy Pants.”

Inspiration Motivation Clear Internet Lessons Pants

Author:Alexis Ohanian

“The first version of everything is janky.”

Firsts Versions

Author:Alexis Ohanian

“The best part of being an angel investor is seeing these kids coming up with companies that get way more traffic than Reddit had when we sold it. I think, 'Are you kidding me? They're just kids, and they've done so much.”

Thinking Way Done Kids Company Seeing Angel Investors Traffic Just Kids Reddit

Author:Alexis Ohanian

“Being effective at social media, whether for business or personal use, means capturing people who have short attention spans. They're only a click away from a picture of a funny cat, so you have to make your thing more compelling than that cat. And that can be a high bar.”

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Author:Alexis Ohanian

“Nowadays, people don't ask you how you are, they say, 'Are you busy?' meaning, 'Are you well?' If someone actually does ask you how you are, the most cheerful answer, of course, is a robust 'Busy!' to which the person will reply 'Good!'”

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Author:Jo Ann Davis

“Nothing will replace good journalism.”

Journalism Good Journalism

Author:Alexis Ohanian

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