More interesting than thinking about whats possible in 10 years is thinking whats possible now but that no one has built.

Collaboration is not an absolute good.

Trying to express implicit and fuzzy relationships in ways that are explicit and sharp doesn't clarify the meaning, it destroys it.

Curation comes up when people realize that it isn’t just about information seeking, it’s also about synchronizing a community.

To have a discussion about the plusses and minuses of various forms of group action, though, is going to require discussing the current tools and services as they exist, rather than discussing their caricatures or simply wishing that they would disappear.

One of the best ways to know you're completely wrong, is to behave as if you're complete right.

Indeed, the best practical reason to think that social media can help bring political change is that both dissidents and governments think they can. All over the world, activists believe in the utility of these tools and take steps to use them accordingly. And the governments they contend with think social media tools are powerful, too, and are willing to harass, arrest, exile, or kill users in response.