If the Ivy League was the breeding ground for the elites of the American Century, Stanford is the farm system for Silicon Valley.

Poorer people tend to watch more television because they can't afford other diversions.

There's a bias on hiring the best engineers wherever they come from. It does seem like a lot of the non-engineering execs come from Ivy League schools, as is true in much of corporate America and government.

An important reason Google is usually listed among the world's most trusted brands is that it conveys a sense that the user comes first.

Zuckerberg had the good sense to know both his own limitations and interests. He wanted an executive who would free him to do what he loved: code, and enhancing the Facebook platform.

The entertainment industry as a whole has given more thought to the pollution of rivers than it has to the pollution of minds.

The digital revolution has disrupted most traditional media: newspapers, magazines, books, record companies, radio.