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" Apps have become a preferred way of accessing information on mobile devices. "
Om Malik
Apps
Become
Way
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" Facebook has gone from a nice-and-boring social network to becoming an identity layer of the web. It is where nearly a billion people are depositing the artifacts of civilization in the 21st century - photos, videos, and birthday wishes. "
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" QR codes have always been a kind of half-measure, a useful but inelegant transitional technology; the ultimate goal is augmented reality. "
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" We live in crazy times - that is true - and things have gotten crazier, but it still doesn't feel like the turn of the century. "
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" A lot of what people are calling 'artificial intelligence' is really data analytics - in other words, business as usual. If the hype leaves you asking 'What is A.I., really?,' don't worry, you're not alone. "
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" When I see Kickstarter, I don't see a company. Instead, I see a social movement. I see people doing things for people. "
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" Uber, like Google, is taking a highly disorganized business - in its case, private transportation such as taxicabs and private limousines - and ordering it neatly. "
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" The lightbulb, the most humble and illuminating of all technologies, when combined with a network connection, transforms itself from being a bulb into a wake-up alarm, a mood alteration mechanism, and in some cases, a cupid's assistant. "
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" Avoid the spectacle of technology and instead focus on technology and science solving real problems. "
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" Camera companies, like traditional phone manufacturers, dismissed the iPhone as a toy when it launched in 2007. Nokia thought that the iPhone used inferior technology; the camera makers thought that it took lousy pictures. Neither thought that they had anything to worry about. "
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" Internet, for all its faults, exposed me to a lot more music. "
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" Apple continues to make ever-thinner devices with a superlative build and a luxurious feel. What the company has achieved beneath the surface is worth even more praise. "
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" Pokemon Go, which involves trying to 'catch' Pikachu or Squirtle or other creatures with your smartphone, is an inherently social experience. You need to be walking around - on the streets, in public places - to catch the Pokemon. "
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" If you look at something like Spotify, many record labels are investors in the company. So from that standpoint, the money is all going back into the labels. "
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You
" The early entrants into the world of A.R., as with its cousin virtual reality, were disappointing: the phones were too weak, the networks were too slow, and the applications were too nerdy. But now the technological pieces are in place, and a whole generation - much of which is on Snapchat - has come to consider the camera almost a third arm. "
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Slow
World
" Our economy, for a long while, has been transitioning from one reliant on industrial strength to one based on digital information. The next step in this transition is a digital economy shaped by connectivity. "
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" Sure, Google's and Apple's ecosystems look a little different, but they are meant to do pretty much the same thing. For the two companies, innovation on mobile essentially means catching up to the other's growing list of features. "
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" If you're texting a friend about dinner, Google will give you restaurant reviews and directions automatically. "
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Restaurant
Google
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" It is becoming harder for us to stay on top of the onslaught - e-mails, messages, appointments, alerts. Augmented intelligence offers the possibility of winnowing an increasing number of inputs and options in a way that humans can't manage without a helping hand. "
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Intelligence
Us
Top
" The funny thing is that I used to be a blogger, but it wasn't known as 'blogging' at that time. This was in the '99/2000 time frame. "
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Time
Funny
" I want fewer interruptions in my day. I have eliminated a lot of things from my life. I'm on a declining scale of wanting things. "
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Want
Day
" Many companies that become verbs actually end up modifying our behaviors, and companies that modify behaviors end up becoming behemoths. "
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End
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" There's only one way to succeed: Show up, work hard, and do everything right. Regardless of who you might be or what kind of job you may have. "
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Kind
Succeed
" Most of the stress we feel here in Silicon Valley is self-inflicted. "
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" Twitter is short-form, real-time, and text-based. It's built for instant alerts and rapid consumption. It is an ideal system for delivering sips of information from an abundant stream. "
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Twitter
Stream
" A platform is essentially a business model that thrives because of the participation and value added from third parties with only incremental effort from the owner of the platform. "
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" The battle between Google and Apple has shifted from devices, operating systems, and apps to a new, amorphous idea called 'contextual computing.' We have become data-spewing factories, and the only way to make sense of it all is through context. "
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" Sure, we all like listening to music on vinyl, but that doesn't mean streaming music on Spotify is bad. "
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Vinyl
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" Social sharing of photos - landscapes, selfies, latte-foam art - can spark conversations and deeper engagements. "
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" Fog is my weakness, and every time there is low fog, I am out and about with my camera. "
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Fog
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" I think the emotional appeal of a platform is what works. I think the old-media entities still have not figured out that part of the game plan. "
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