People are watching TV, they’re watching some clips on their iPhone. I mean, some folks are sitting there on the iPhone, watching the Colbert Report, and meanwhile there’s a huge plasma TV right in front of them that they could be watching it on.
BIZ STONEYou 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.
More Biz Stone Quotes
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I haven’t been paying attention to politics long enough to have really smart opinions.
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Creativity is an infinitely renewable resource – you are not going to run out of it – so don’t be afraid to use it.
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I don’t think of Twitter as a social network. I think of it as a messaging system that has a lot of social components to it.
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We can figure it out, it’s not like we all have a disease.
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What if the New York Times gave out free, cheap Kindles to everyone and said this is how we’re doing it now. You know? Maybe that’s a way to go.
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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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Positive culture comes from being mindful, and respecting your coworkers, and being empathetic.
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Doing startups is all about making mistakes.
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I think you have something really great with all those stories waiting to be told, but I just don’t know how it shapes up exactly. I don’t think there are going to be a lot of newspaper reporters sitting around not writing.
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Both my wife and I have a lot of compassion for animals in general.
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I’ve seen people twitter in haiku only.
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If you make the opportunity. you’ll be the first in the position to take advantage of it.
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We hired a CSR person at Twitter, years before we hired our first sales person, to make sure we had a culture and impact of doing good.
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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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The future of marketing is philanthropy.
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