I think most of the dramatic new ideas come from little companies that then grow big.

If you get deep enough, you get trapped. Stop calling yourself a user. You are being used.

Anonymous blog comments, vapid video pranks and lightweight mash-ups may seem trivial and harmless, but as a whole, this widespread practice of fragmentary, impersonal communication has demeaned personal interaction.

Eliminating wickedness is a different project from eliminating violence. Eliminating violence - the destruction associated with wickedness - is a practical program that I'm very willing to pursue.

I'd much rather see a world where, when you make some quirky comment on a blog or news story or you upload a video clip, instead of just a moment of fame for your pseudonym, you'll get 50 bucks. The first time that happens, you'll realise that you're a full-class citizen. You have the potential to make money from the system.

A digital sound sample in angry rap doesn't correspond to the graffiti but the wall.

It is impossible to work in information technology without also engaging in social engineering.