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.
BIZ STONEThe 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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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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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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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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We can break news really fast. When an earthquake happens, there are people Twittering about it.
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When I studied graphic design, I learned a valuable lesson: There’s no perfect answer to the puzzle, and creativity is a renewable resource.
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Success isn´t guaranteed, but failure is certain if you aren´t truly emotionally invested in your work.
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We realized we weren’t really using Odeo, we weren’t investing our own time creating podcasts.
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I got an idea: people like news why don’t we write the news down on a piece of paper, and we’ll gas them up and drive them to everyone’s house.
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I realized ceativity is a renewable resource. You never run out of good ideas
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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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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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You have to have an emotional investment in what you’re doing. If you don’t love what you’re doing, failure is pretty much guaranteed.
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You can be hyperconnected, then you can take a break for a couple days and it’s fine.
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The future of marketing is philanthropy.
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I mean, if you were going to say that now, it doesn’t sound like a great idea, because there are other ways you can distribute the news.
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