Personal computers were created by some teenagers in garages because the, the wisdom of the computer industry was that people didn't want these little toys on their desk.

I think e-mail petitions are an illusion. It gives people the illusion that they're participating in some meaningful political action.

The industrial revolution took the father out of the home and put the kids in school. And then everyone had their own little scene.

Communicating online goes back to the Defense Department's Arpanet which started in 1969. There was something called Usenet that started in 1980, and this gave people an opportunity to talk about things that people on these more official networks didn't talk about.

Flash mobbing may be a fad that passes away, or it may be an indicator of things to come.

We must take responsibility for educating ourselves. Being part of a 'smart mob' doesn't guarantee that you're a responsible participant or collaborator.

You can't pick up the telephone and say, 'Connect me with someone else who has a kid with leukemia.'