When designers replaced the command line interface with the graphical user interface, billions of people who are not programmers could make use of computer technology.

Essentially pursuit of happiness is saying, everything's allowed until we come down on it.

One thing we didn't know in 1996 is that it's very, very difficult, if not impossible, to sustain a culture with online advertising.

Any virtual community that works, works because people put in some time.

If, like many others, you are concerned social media is making people and cultures shallow, I propose we teach more people how to swim and together explore the deeper end of the pool.

Technological civilization has now dominated the earth to the point where there is a big question what is going to happen next.

A lot of people use collaborative technologies badly, then abandon them. They aren't 'plug-and-play.' The invisible part is the social skill necessary to use them.