“I am not a believer in programmatic. I have seen a lot of things strip power from a publisher. The moment you let go of your direct sales channel data, you can end up in trouble.”— Roy Schwartz, digiday.com
“As an advertiser, I must tell you ads are dead. The future is about things people want, not things they have to endure.”— Lou Paskalis, wsj.com
“'I will never put on paper and release something that I do not believe is true.”— William Faulkner, amazon.com
“We talk a lot about our right to freedom of expression, but we need to talk more about our responsibility to freedom of expression. We all want to be heard, but let's acknowledge the difference between speaking up with intention and speaking up for attention.”— Monica Lewinsky, ted.com
“The echo of embarrassment used to extend only as far as your family, village, school or community, but now it's the online community too. Millions of people, often anonymously, can stab you with their words, and that's a lot of pain.”— Monica Lewinsky, ted.com
“Cruelty to others is nothing new, but online, technologically enhanced shaming is amplified, uncontained, and permanently accessible.”— Monica Lewinsky, ted.com
“I was branded as a tramp, tart, slut, whore, bimbo, and, of course, ‘that woman’. I was seen by many but actually known by few. And I get it, it was easy to forget that ‘that woman’ was dimensional, had a soul, and was once unbroken.”— Monica Lewinsky, ted.com
“*parasitic capitalists jack up the prices of essentials in the aftermath of a disaster* Media: unfortunate but what are you gonna do *people steal those overpriced essentials because they cannot afford to pay the extortionate prices being asked* Media: what the fuck do these criminals think they’re…”— electoralcollege, electoralcollege.tumblr.com
“The tote bag is, consciously or unconsciously, a sign of cultural currency. Reading the New Yorker implies possession of rarefied knowledge, cultural awareness and refinement of taste that goes beyond simply reading about world happenings. The tote bag allows one to, even if not intentionally, broad…”— Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, marketwatch.com
“The articles in Teen Vogue are short on substance but fun — lively and breezy, often with a big-sister tone. An article ostensibly about the Syrian refugee crisis culminates with the Syrian teenager finding a boyfriend; an interview about the struggle for Hispanic representation in Hollywood is mayb…”— Jazmine Hughes, nytimes.com
“But in the grand scheme of things, Welteroth’s magazine is only as rebellious as it can be without risking advertising revenue, outspoken about issues that have already been widely agreed upon.”— Jazmine Hughes, nytimes.com
“Books aren’t an antiquated technology. Books are cutting-edge technology. In fact, books are the greatest virtual reality machines on the market. While virtual reality gear like Oculus engulfs the brain to present a different reality, books engage the brain and present a different reality through a…”— Chris Lavergne, techcrunch.com
“The truly great leaders know that leadership isn’t about what you do or fix; it’s about what you tend and sustain. It’s not the next hill to be taken, but the ecosystem to be developed and supported.”— Doug Weaver, getthedrift.com
“I have never seen social interaction this fucked up, and I’ve been in prison.”— Kat Rosenfield, vulture.com
“Though it’s clear advertising can work, precisely how it works is far cloudier.”— Adam Clair, reallifemag.com
“But contrary to the bromides from executives about what audiences really want, this ‘pivot to video’ is more about advertisers’ ongoing search for a sustainable ad format, one that doesn’t end up proving its own ineffectiveness or exhausting its novelty.”— Adam Clair, reallifemag.com
“Whenever you check for a new post on Instagram or whenever you go on The New York Times to see if there's a new thing, it's not even about the content. It's just about seeing a new thing. You get addicted to that feeling.”— Aziz Ansari, gq.com