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We actually created Twitter and Odeo at the same time. When we realized we didn’t really want to be running Odeo anymore we looked around for anyone who wanted to buy Odeo, but not acquire us as a technology. But people aren’t as interested in that.
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People Running Technology
I never even graduated college. I never finished learning, as it were, and I have a psychological need to be in a learning environment at all times.
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College Environment Needs Psychological
I’ve seen people twitter in haiku only.
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Haiku Seentwitter People
I think before Twitter people didn’t think that way, not in any sort of meaningful or specific way, so what I’m trying to say, if we’re trying a bunch of stuff, a lot of cool and great social stuff, a lot of platform stuff, then some of it will stick, and some of it will be junked over.
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Meaningful Over Phone Social Thinking
We can break news really fast. When an earthquake happens, there are people Twittering about it.
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Earthquakes News People
Creativity comes from constraint.
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Business Creativity Entrepreneurship
I knew Mac pretty well. I’d used them when I was younger.
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Macs Pretty Used Wells Younger
Even the simplest tools can empower people to do great things.
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Empowering People Tools
Embrace your constraints.
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Constraints Embrace Life
We realized we weren’t really using Odeo, we weren’t investing our own time creating podcasts.
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Creating Ideas People
The two things I use the most are the MacBook Air and my iPhone. Those are my two most-used gadgets that are dented, scratched and smashed.
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Air iPhone Macbook Scratched Two
Positive culture comes from being mindful, and respecting your coworkers, and being empathetic.
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Coworker Culture Empathetic
If people are passionate about your product, whether it’s because they’re hating or loving it, those are both good scenarios.
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Hate Passionate People Product Scenario
The reason I really started running was for meditative purposes. I would pick some problem to have in my head while running.
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Meditative Purposes Problem Purpose Running
I’m curious about writing in the age of online publishing. Because nobody cares about good writing online.
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Age Care Curious Writing
This idea that the open exchange of information can have a positive global impact is being proven over and over again around the world nearly on a daily basis – and for Secretary Clinton to recognize that, I think, is a huge step.
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Ideas Impact Secretary Thinking

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