“You can sit behind your computer and listen to music via a program or from the Internet and also watch performances on the Internet. There's motivation to sit at home. You don't have to get dressed up, or be social and for those old enough you don't risk DUI charges by drinking at home at the computer.” EnoughHomeMotivationSocialBehindsWatchesRiskInternetComputerProgramPerformancesDrinkingListening To MusicDressed UpDui Author:Steve Mahoney
“A search engine can determine who shall live and who shall die.” InspirationMotivationDiesTechnologyInternetDetermineEnginesSearch Engine Author:Marc Goodman
“If employees need to stay late in order to curry favor with the boss, what motivation do they have to get work done during normal business hours? After all, they can put in the requisite 'face time' whether they are surfing the Internet or analyzing customer data.” IfsNeedsDoneFacesMotivationOrderHoursInternetNormalLateEducationalCustomersFavorsDataEmployeeBossSurfingWork DoneAnalyzingCurrySurfing The Internet Author:Robert Pozen
“Before the Internet, coordinating more than 100,000 people, let alone paying them, was essentially impossible. But now with the Internet, I've just shown you a project where we've gotten 750 million people to help us digitize human knowledge.” PeopleHumansHelpingInspirationMotivationMillionsTechnologyImpossibleInternetProjectsHuman KnowledgeCoordinating Author:Luis von Ahn
“An interface can be a powerful narrative device. And as we collect more and more personally and socially relevant data, we have an opportunity, and maybe even an obligation, to maintain [our] humanity and tell some amazing stories.” StoriesInspirationMotivationHumanityOpportunityPowerfulTechnologyInternetObligationDataNarrativeDevicesRelevantInterfaces Author:Aaron Koblin
“Social networks are these intricate things of beauty, and they're so elaborate and so complex and so ubiquitous that one has to ask what purpose they serve.” InspirationPurposeMotivationAsksSocialTechnologyInternetComplexesIntricateSocial Network Author:Nicholas A. Christakis