Category Archives: Quotes

Blogging in the 17th Century

Posted on November 4, 2011 by GilPress

“…modern journalism was born via a precursor of the blog. Nobles, such as Cardinal Mazarin, hired their own “journalists” to report on scandal and sex in the city. 

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The Counter-Computer Culture B.S.J.

Posted on October 29, 2011 by GilPress

“Ready or not, computers are coming to the people.”–Stewart Brand, 1972

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Think, Think, Think

Posted on September 28, 2011 by GilPress

Today in 1997, Apple Computer launched the “Think different” marketing campaign. The campaign’s television commercials featured black-and-white footage of 17 iconic 20th century personalities and a free-verse poem read by Richard Dreyfuss:

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Privacy (4)

Posted on September 27, 2011 by GilPress

“The desire for privacy is strong; vanity is stronger.”–Nick Carr, “Facebook’s business model.”

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Privacy (3)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by GilPress

“Google+ is Google itself. We are extending it across all that we do–search, ads, Chrome, Android, Maps, YouTube–so that each of those services contributes to our understanding of who you are….

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Privacy (2)

Posted on September 20, 2011 by GilPress

“…If we become too obsessed with privacy we could lose opportunities to make connections in this age of links.

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On Privacy (1)

Posted on September 8, 2011 by GilPress

Deprivacy Although we feel unknown, ignored As unrecorded blanks, Take heart! Our vital selves are stored In giant data banks,

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Quo Vadis, Big Data?

Posted on August 13, 2011 by GilPress

“In 2011, the world is ten times more instrumented than it was in 2006. The number of Internet-connected devices has leapt from 500 million to 1 trillion. We create 15 petabytes of new data every day.

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3 Views of Innovation

Posted on August 1, 2011 by GilPress

“None of my inventions came by accident. I see a worthwhile need to be met and I make trial after trial until it comes. What it boils down to is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.”–Thomas Edison, 1929

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Man’s Best Friend: On the Night Stand and the Web

Posted on July 23, 2011 by GilPress

“The dog padded along beside him in blissful anticipation. It is lovely to be going home. And whenever she was a few yards ahead of her master, she would halt and look back at him with eyes full of an … Continue reading →

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