Yes, it’s been a while since the last Overheard in the Blogosphere. You know why? Because it’s about quality, not quantity. Please enjoy responsibly. Whatever that means (as an aside, what a coup of marketing propaganda that slogan is!)
Facebook is pushing themselves into a position of being viewed as ungrateful data hogs: amassing tons of information, selling it under false pretense, and not sharing it with the folks who gave it to them. (Jason Calacanis)
My Dad bought me my own C64 when I was 3. I actually won second place in the National Science Fair with an artificial intelligence program I wrote. I was 12. That was before the sex change. (Naomi Dunford)
A lot of people are shy about entering large markets and stick with niche blogs. I would much prefer to own 1% of a huge market because you can own 50% of it on a day when you release some unique news. (Patrick Altoft)
Most bloggers never even try to set themselves up as authorities and instead opt for repeating and reporting. If you are simply repeating what top bloggers in your industry are writing, you are adding to their authority and taking away from your own. (Courtney Tuttle)
Julie is the most determined finisher on the face of the planet. It is so strong that she is very cautious starting anything because she knows she will be driven to finish it. So telling Julie I am going to quit anything is like trying to tell the Pope that you have been thinking about it and your are going to have a little gay sex, but that it is ok and you are still a good Christian. (Shane Pearlman)
Grow up and stop acting like a bunch of petulant spoiled children, who now have to share their favorite toy with the rest of the kids in the playground. Here’s a newsflash real businesses adapt to changes in the world around them, they don’t dictate that the rest of world capitulate to their whims just because they say they are warm, fuzzy, and “do no evilâ€. (Michael Gray)
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