The Web is a compelling new medium being put to all kinds of uses, by everyone from banks to Cub Scouts to flying saucer cults. That said, it can also be a powerful folly amplifier. Votes: 15
Microsoft is a big intellectual roach motel. All the big minds go in, and they don't come out. Votes: 8
The goal of forecasting is not to predict the future but to tell you what you need to know to take meaningful action in the present Votes: 5
Graphic designers are idea embalmers, loving undertakers preserving bits of data like to many butterflies pinned to felt in a jewel box. Votes: 5
Before the iPhone, cyberspace was something you went to your desk to visit. Now cyberspace is something you carry in your pocket. Votes: 4
"Point of view" is that quintessentially human solution to information overload, an intuitive process of reducing things to an essential relevant and manageable minimum.. In a world of hyper abundant content, point of view will become the scarcest of resources. Votes: 4
The value of a social network is defined not only by who's on it, but by who's excluded, Votes: 4
Each time you toss out a 'singing' greeting card, you are disposing of more computing power than existed in the entire world before 1950. Votes: 3
Never mistake a clear view for a short distance. Votes: 3
It turns out it takes 30 years for a new idea to seep into the culture. Technology does not drive change. It is our collective response to the options and opportunities presented by technology that drives change. Votes: 1
Hipness is the only asset that matters. Votes: 0
The future belongs to neither the conduit or content players, but those who control the filtering, searching and sense-making tools we will rely on to navigate through the expanses of cyberspace. Votes: 0
We tend to use a new technology to do an old task more efficiently. We pave the cow paths. Votes: 0