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" I'm just an early adopter; I subscribe to more things than normal people and have a high level of inbound and a high level of noise. "

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" Apple knows a lot of data. Facebook knows a lot of data. Amazon knows a lot of data. Microsoft used to, and still does with some people, but in the newer world, Microsoft knows less and less about me. Xbox still knows a lot about people who play games. But those are the big five, I guess. "

" I see something happening in the world, and I want to share it. It's why, during 9/11, I wrote every few minutes what I saw happening. It's why I write about meeting Steve Wozniak or Bill Gates or Larry Page. "

" I counted how many seconds it takes to get my smartphone out of my pocket, open it up, find the camera app, wait for it to load, and then take a photo. Six to 12 seconds. "

" Investors can see that Facebook is feeling old and tired and isn't seeming to be that innovative. "

" Facebook is looking to help you distribute content to who you want to distribute to. Facebook gets a lot better if you put each of your friends into either your 'close friend' or 'acquaintance' list. "

" I'm so tired of the privacy advocates. "

" I believe Larry Page is moving Google from an advertising-based company to a commerce-based company. "

" Facebook is teachable. If you hide items, you'll see fewer of those kinds of items in the future. Like more items, and you'll see more of those in the future. "

" Let's be honest - you work at a big company because it's comfortable. You don't have to work 80 hours per week, and you get paid, have nice benefits, and the family is all happy. "

" This is what Steve Jobs understood: Brands are defined not by the best thing on the product but by the worst thing. "

" The people who can step up my experience are those who have a common set of experiences with people I know. Think about it. How often did a total stranger come into your life to make your evening better? Not very often. But the friend of your friend? That happens all the time. "

" We are moving into a world where companies will be able to offer us products and services based on our last two hours of activity. This is both exciting and frightening at the same time. "

" I got lucky because my dad moved us to Silicon Valley before it really was known worldwide as an important tech hub. "

" It's not enough to have a hacker culture anymore. You have to have a design culture, too. "

" The contextual age means we're going to have to go to war on noise. "

" I find that it's not the numbers but the quality of the audience. That's why it got to be such a big thing when I left Microsoft, because I had an interested audience; not huge, but passionate. The passionate ones are the ones who change society. "

" My favorite computer of all time? The Apple II that got me started, of course. "

" Post fast on good news or bad. Someone say something bad about your product? Link to it - before the second or third site does - and answer its claims as best you can. "

" The problem with Microsoft is that it's so committee-driven and slow. "

" Everyone is on Facebook. It is very rare that I can't find a startup. Out of the 72 Y Combinator startups, almost all of them were on Facebook. "

" Apple, at its best, isn't a technology leader. "

" There is a shirt company that is making sensors that go into your clothing. They will watch how you sit, run or ski and give data on that information. "

" Turn on all security features like two-factor authentication. People who do that generally don't get hacked. Don't care? You will when you get hacked. Do the same for your email and other social services, too. "

" It's amazing that about 10% of startups couldn't be found on Facebook because they had common names or names that weren't searchable. "

" I've seen this over and over again: people love it if you step up their experience. No one turns down an upgrade to business class in a plane. "

" Be the authority on your product/company. You should know more about your product than anyone else alive if you're writing a blog about it. "

" On mobile, make sure Facebook's app can know where you are. That not only makes features like Nearby Friends possible but also makes your feed have a few items from your location. "

" My favorite conference so far has been Davos, the World Economic Forum. The people there were really incredible. "

" The problem is Twitter is designing the metaphorical equivalent of a Toyota Prius. A car for the masses. While I want a Formula One race car. "