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" I love my paper and ink, but I see the benefits of the iPad and Apple Pencil. "
Om Malik
Paper
See
Apple
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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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Like
Vinyl
Music
" Its definition can be a bit murky, but to me, native advertising is a sales pitch that fits right into the flow of the information being shown. It doesn't interrupt - native ads don't pop up or dance across the screen - and its content is actually valuable to the person viewing it. "
Om Malik
Up
Advertising
Dance
" For a while, I have had this theory that we, as a society, are coming to the end of the mass production, industrial phase of the human race. "
Om Malik
Race
End
Human
" Google came of age when search was inefficient and cluttered, and made it simple and easy to find what you wanted online. "
Om Malik
Find
Easy
Age
" Some media companies that rely on advertising revenue are tying journalist compensation to the traffic their story generates. It doesn't work because it de-prioritizes writing. "
Om Malik
Story
Media
Writing
" My definition of media? 'Anything which owns attention.' This could be a game or, perhaps, a platform. Ironically, the media tends to associate media with publishing - digital or otherwise - which, in turn, is too narrow a way to consider not only the media but also the reality of the competitive landscape and media-focused innovation. "
Om Malik
Innovation
Reality
Media
" 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. "
Om Malik
Like
Money
You
" Many companies that become verbs actually end up modifying our behaviors, and companies that modify behaviors end up becoming behemoths. "
Om Malik
Becoming
End
Modify
" Cameras can look down from on high and predict crop yields, traffic in Walmart parking lots, and travel patterns on Labor Day weekend. On the ground, they form the foundation of autonomous-driving systems. "
Om Malik
Look
Foundation
Day
" Computers in general, and software in particular, are much more difficult than other kinds of technology for most people to grok, and they overwhelm us with a sense of mystery. "
Om Malik
Technology
People
Mystery
" Now every person edits the story they tell about themselves, carefully ensuring what the world looks at - whether it's over Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. "
Om Malik
Tell
World
Story
" We are splintering what was the 'camera' and its functionality - lens, sensors, and processing - into distinct parts, but, instead of lenses and shutters, software and algorithms are becoming the driving force. "
Om Malik
Force
Camera
Driving
" From analog film cameras to digital cameras to iPhone cameras, it has become progressively easier to take and store photographs. Today, we don't even think twice about snapping a shot. "
Om Malik
Digital
iPhone
Think
" Augmented reality is the 'boy who cried wolf' of the post-Internet world - it's long been promised but has rarely been delivered in a satisfying way. "
Om Malik
Boy
Reality
Long
" Why don't we face up to the fact that many of us in Silicon Valley are living lives that involve telling ourselves a lot of lies. "
Om Malik
Why
Face
Fact
" 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. "
Om Malik
Growing
Look
Google
" As an online journalist, newswire journalist, newspaper writer, I wrote every day. My whole thing was, 'I have to write and report and write every day.' That was my thing. "
Om Malik
Newspaper
Every Day
Day
" There are days when I look at my news feed, and it seems like a social fabric of fun - a video of the first steps of my friends' baby! My nephew's prom date! On other days, it feels like a NASCAR vehicle, plastered with news stories, promoted posts, lame Live videos, and random content. "
Om Malik
Friends
Baby
Random
" 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. "
Om Malik
System
Twitter
Stream
" Just as two people can have similar personalities, two companies can have a remarkably similar approach to business. "
Om Malik
Two People
Two
People
" Writing works when publications are writing and serving the best interest of their users; numbers are good yardstick but not a way to compensate a person. "
Om Malik
Person
Best
Writing
" Snapchat works because using a selfie is way easier than texting or tweeting. Stories should adapt to the medium and do so without cheapening the story. "
Om Malik
Texting
Story
Way
" Everybody's trying to repeat the past with the new network, with new devices and new tools. Why not make something brand-new? "
Om Malik
Past
Trying
Why
" Technology is now part of the social fabric; it is what is causing dislocation. It is the cause of fear amongst all of us. "
Om Malik
Fabric
Cause
Us
" As someone who has been wrong often, I can tell you one thing for sure: hindsight reminds you of your follies every day. "
Om Malik
I Can
Day
You
" 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. "
Om Malik
Worth
Apple
Company
" In the digital realm, companies are free from the friction of producing physical goods, and as a result, we see companies like Google go from zero dollars in revenues to billions at a much faster rate. "
Om Malik
Go
Digital
Free
" 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. "
Om Malik
Intelligence
Us
Top
" 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. "
Om Malik
Walking
Trying
Need
" Before we had the Internet, we would either call or write to our friends, one at a time, and keep up with their lives. It was a slow process and took a lot of effort and time to learn about each other. "
Om Malik
Internet
Process
Time