“One of the amazing things about the Internet is that the content creators are the gatekeepers. We can think of an idea and execute it quickly, and we didn't have to pitch the idea to a major network or convince a studio head to sign-off on the concept.” ThinkingIdeasInternetMajorsConceptsCreatorStudiosConvinceAmazing ThingsGatekeepersSigning Off Author:Ray William Johnson
“Every major communication tool on the Internet has spam and abuse problems. All email services, blogging services and social networks have to dedicate a significant amount of resources and time to fighting abuse and protecting their users.” ProblemFightingSocialCommunicationAmountInternetMajorsResourcesToolsAbuseSignificantUsersEmailBloggingSocial NetworkSpam Author:Evan Williams
“I know what it's like being with a major label. But I've always wanted to do things differently. And when I found out that the internet was a digital medium that could transfer binary code, the 0s and 1s - which is what a CD is - I knew it was only a matter of time before the feed would be fast enough to transfer files.” KnowsMatterEnoughWould BeWantedFoundInternetMajorsMediumsLabelsCodeDigitalFilesCdsTransfersBinaryMatter Of Time Author:Michael Angelo Batio
“The stock market goes nuts over any company that so much as mentions the word Internet. All this proves to me is that the boneheads on Wall Street are as dumb as they were in college when they had to switch their majors to business to keep from flunking out.” CompanyStreetsCollegeWallInternetProveMajorsDumbNutsProve To MeFlunking Author:John C. Dvorak
“You can establish a presence on the internet; you can have just as much of a presence as a major company or anyone else.” CompanyInternetMajors Author:Lester Bowie
“With enough of us connecting heart with heart, center with center, innovation with innovation, prayer with prayer, through the internet and the noosphere, we can have a major impact on a more gentle transition toward the next stage of evolution.” HeartEnoughNextPrayerStageEvolutionInternetMajorsInnovationImpactGentleTransitionConnecting Author:Barbara Marx Hubbard
“I always remain optimistic. There are three levels of music production: the majors, indies, and what I call "inties," music distributed via the Internet. The Internet is one area that I have used pretty effectively to break free of corporate control.” UsedThreeLevelsBreakInternetMajorsAreasProductionsOptimisticCorporate Author:Chuck D
“I think the thing you're seeing now with the music industry is that the people who have tight-knit communities are now able to really hold each other up because of the internet tools. And the really top-down pyramid scheme of major labels and typical superstars isn't sustainable anymore because the system has collapsed.” PeopleThinkingAbleCommunitySeeingIndustryInternetMajorsToolsLabelsSchemesTypicalPyramidsMusic IndustrySuperstarTop DownPyramid Schemes Author:Amanda Palmer
“I have one major problem with the Internet: It's full of liars.” ProblemInternetMajorsLiarsMajor Problems Author:John Lydon
“I have one major problem with the internet: It's full of liars. There doesn't seem to be any way to answer to people lying about you.” PeopleWayProblemSeemsLyingAnswersInternetMajorsLiarsMajor ProblemsPeople Lie Author:John Lydon
“The history of the Internet is, in part, a series of opportunities missed: the major record labels let Apple take over the digital-music business; Blockbuster refused to buy Netflix for a mere fifty million dollars; Excite turned down the chance to acquire Google for less than a million dollars.” OpportunityChanceMillionsRecordsInternetMajorsDollarsSeriesMereLabelsApplesAcquireFiftyDigitalGoogleMillion DollarsMusic BusinessTurned DownRecord LabelsNetflixBlockbusterDigital Music Author:James Surowiecki