Even the simplest tools can empower people to do great things.
BIZ STONEWhen you think about Twitter, there are people all around the world reporting twenty-four seven, every second. They’re reporting what they’re seeing and what’s happening around them. So there’s a lot of potential for breaking news.
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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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I think Twitter has brought something totally new to the table.
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I realized ceativity is a renewable resource. You never run out of good ideas
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I was writing and developing software for alumnae to be able to connect and communicate.
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The thing that excites me, and the thing that excited me about Twitter, is the idea of a flock of birds moving around an object in flight.
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Even though running is physically straining, it’s mentally refreshing. Especially when you feel like you’ve accomplished something.
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We didn’t have anything before Twitter that allowed a group of people roaming around a city to communicate instantly, in real time, and in a coordinated way, in a group.
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Willingness to take risks is the path to success.
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They picked my jacket and when the art director got back to Boston, he wanted to know who designed it and I said, “Me.” He was like, “The box guy?”
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You curate information that you want to receive. It’s a lot different because I’m not asking you if it’s okay, I’m just saying I’m following your updates. That’s why I don’t think of Twitter as a social network.
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I haven’t been paying attention to politics long enough to have really smart opinions.
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Positive culture comes from being mindful, and respecting your coworkers, and being empathetic.
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It’s important to credit the brave people that take chances to stand up to regimes. They’re the star.
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A personal belief is that if you’re not personally invested in what you’re working on, you’ll fail.
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I’ve probably overused this analogy of a flock of birds moving around an object in flight, but, in reality, it’s so simple, real time communication of individuals that allow for this super organism type of organism to happen.
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