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" The marriage of computing and connectivity without the shackles of being tethered to a location is one of the biggest disruptive forces of modern times. "

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" People pay little attention to banner ads - in fact, everyone dislikes them - and that leads to infinitesimally small click-through rates that make marketers unhappy. "

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" 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. "

" I worry about Google's data ethics and about the idea of handing over the corpus of my life, but I can't deny that it is exceptional at making sense of my ever-growing photo library. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Our entire society is rooted around the idea of more, and longer has become the measure of success. "

" 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. "

" In the simplest terms, a fast-growing company can't keep growing at the same fast rate forever. It eventually has to slow down. "

" 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. "

" The digitization of our society is a challenge that is both legislative and philosophical. "

" Mindfulness is natural when you do not need to think about minor daily problems like making a living! "

" Because Apple's corporate DNA is that of a hardware company, its activities are meant to support hardware sales. "

" In the touch-based mobile device era, folks need to think of ways to have a single technology stack married to the ability to create unique experiences for different devices. "

" Many companies that become verbs actually end up modifying our behaviors, and companies that modify behaviors end up becoming behemoths. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft are building their own versions of the future. And they get bigger and bigger. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Everybody's trying to repeat the past with the new network, with new devices and new tools. Why not make something brand-new? "

" Unlike Facebook or Instagram, Twitter's core experience isn't about photos. It's a world of text, with occasional embedded photos, animated gifs, and short video clips. "

" Google came of age when search was inefficient and cluttered, and made it simple and easy to find what you wanted online. "

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